Baltimore 10 Miler, 2019

The Baltimore 10 Miler was held Saturday, June 1, 2019. The weather was warm and sunny, with a temperature of 84 degrees. The route of the race was the same as last year, starting in Druid Hill Park, passing through Wyman Park, over to 28th St., along 28th St. to Greenmount Ave., then up Greenmount to 33rd, along 33rd to Lake Montebello, around Lake Montebello, and then back to Druid Hill Park.
      The overall men's winner was Jeremy Ardanuy, 26 years old, from Baltimore, who finished in a time of 53:16, with a pace of 5:20 per mile. The overall women's winner was Natalie Atabek, 27 years old, from Bethesda, Maryland, who finished in a time of 1:02:51, with a pace of 6:17 per mile.
      My son Douglas and I ran together for most of the race, until he picked up his pace near the end and finished a minute ahead. His finish time was 1:18:22, with a pace of 7:50 per mile. He placed 198th out of 1632 in his age group, 255th out of 3764 runners overall. And he actually sent a text to his mom during the race!
      I finished in 1:19:09, with a pace of 7:55 per mile, 4th out of 35 in my age group, 278th out of 3764 runners overall. This was 6 minutes better than my time last year, so I was pleasantly surprised. The men's winner in my division, Nicholas Caruso, from Shrewsbury, PA, finished in 1:11:16, with a pace of 7:08 per mile.

Crossing the finish line.

With Doug, after the race.