This was the first race of the running 2014 season! I had not done this race before so was attempting to reach my goal of trying out some new races this year, what better way to start then with this one!

It was in an area called Tremont. It had a bit of a hilly terrain and it went through the Tremont neighborhood which is very quaint and cute. We have the Christmas Story house in this area of Cleveland. This is an annual race sponsored by Hermes.

I think that Hermes does a great job sponsoring races and I enjoy every race of theirs that I join.

Parking for this race was not very easy if you don't know the neighborhood. The start/finish was by the greek orthodox church and parking was in and around the neighborhood which can be confusing if you're not from the area. I luckily am and had no problem finding the race.

It was a very chilly day and had some light snow coming down on us the whole time we were running. This made the streets and running up the hills a little bit slippery and slowed my pace down. However, I started off right where I left last year and finished in under 30 minutes. This boosted my self esteem greatly! I can't wait to do another 5k and hope to get it to around 25 minutes. My goal is to win 1-3rd place in my age range in a 5k race this year! Let the races begin!