This morning we made our way a few towns over to Rockland, Massachusetts for the Rockland XC/T&F 5K. This race was a fundraiser for the Rockland High School cross-country and track and field teams and started and finished on the school grounds. It was a perfect morning for a run with the sun shining and a nice breeze keeping the course quite comfortable.

The race kicked off at 9AM and runners quickly made our way up a short hill before heading into the downtown Rockland area. The Rockland Police patrolled the open course in car and motorcycles and did an expert job ensuring runners had a smooth course experience along the way.

The course took runners through residential roads of Rockland and if you enjoyed some hills in your 5K this is the race for you. A couple nice, gradual climbs made it feel like you were climbing for a good chunk of the race before turning back into the neighborhood near the high school where things leveled out in the final mile.

Felt strong out on the course and had a good morning of running. Officially, finished the race of 23:11, good for 7:28/miles. My watch had the course a bit short of 3.1 miles but still a really nice morning of running today in Rockland.

Special thanks to Baystate Physical Therapy for being on hand and providing a nice quad, hamstring and calf stretch post-run!