This morning it was off to Mansfield, Massachusetts for the Marathon Sports Frosty 5k. The race started at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield and ran through the roads of an industrial park. Though called the Frost Five, the weather was actually pretty nice with race temperature at 40 degrees so a running coat with hat and gloves and shorts did the trick.

The course was, for the most part, pancake flat and ran through Cabot Industrial Park. There were a couple of barely noticeable inclines and declines but nothing too challenging. Building up speed on the course was rather simple. Water was available twice on the course and there was a good post-race spread of water, coffee, pastries and candy canes. What made this race a real bargain was that in addition to the tech running shirt registrants received, each race participant also received a $25 gift certificate to Marathon Sports.

Perhaps it was the flat course or perhaps it was just a great running day but I finished the race with a time of 22:23 good for 7:15/miles. Let’s hope there are some more of those in the near future!