2015 Cooper River Bridge Run: 20 Years & Faster

Twenty years ago this past February 25th, I got married. Twenty years ago, in 1995 when I was 37 I ran my first Cooper River Bridge Run in 1 hour and 31 seconds according to the published results. Okay, that is gun time and they didn't use chips then. So, the time between crossing the start line and the finish line may have been faster. But, I am going with that is 6 minutes slower than my 57 year old self. Right on, man! That reminds me a 12 year old friend of my son recently asked what are the distances for each of the events in an Ironman. I answered the question. Then, he said, "I have to tell you that you are the most fit person of all the people I know regardless of age." Right on, man!

Today's race was on a simply perfect day. And, the best part was I did it with Teresa Jones who also did the race 20 years ago. In fact, she, I, and my wife Betsy began the tradition of coming to Charleston for this event that year. We have since been joined by Bobby and Susan Yates, Sandy Harris, Farhana and Nash Dharas, Katherine Branton, and others. We rent a house on Folly Beach and have an awesome weekend together celebrating. After a few years of skipping this tradition, it was so cool to get back together. I miss these buds!

Results

March 28, 2015: Charleston, SC 10K/6.2 Miles Cooper River Bridge Run
	Distance:	6.2 Miles
	Time:	53:56
	Heart Rate:	162
	Pace:	8:41
	Weather:	Clear Temperature-45° Humidity-93%

History (PR at this event in red)

Year	Time
1995	1:00:31
1996	0:53:40
1997	0:49:49
1998	0:51:32
1999	0:48:22
2002	0:51:03
2003	0:54:49
2004	0:55:23
2005	0:56:09
2006	0:53:37
2007	0:49:39
2008	0:48:37
2009	0:48:20
2015	0:53:56