2002 Bush Park Cross Country Races

Results
8/01/2002: 5k--18:19 (2nd Age Group)
8/08/2002: 5k--18:05 (3rd Age Group)
8/15/2002: 5k--??:?? (Did not place)
8/22/2002: 5k--18:03 (1st Age Group)
8/29/2002: 5k--17:31 (2nd Age Group)

The Drama
This would be the last year that I would compete in these races, as we unfortunately moved out of the area. I dropped nearly a minute from the first and last race, and improved over 30 seconds on Trophy Night to capture my first 2nd place trophy (second trophy in my career). My time of 17:31, while good and faster than I ever ran in high school, was still off my best--although I was using these races as speed workouts for the Portland Marathon in two months, so I wasn't specically training for a fast 5k time.