Army 10-

The Army 10- NO, make that 11.4 miler! Yes, they rerouted the race this morning and unbeknownst to the runners tacked on an additional 1.4 miles to the course. We started to suspect something was not quite right when we were between miles 3 and 4 and the leaders started running by us along the grass on Rock Creek Pkwy because there wasn't any room for them on the street and we knew they were either lost (highly doubtful), had already finished and were just jogging it off (doubtful b/c they were moving fast and it was too early even for the fast runners to be done 10 miles) or something was going on with the course (also doubtful at the time but eventually proven true). The official word - there was a suspicious package on the 14th street bridge so they rerouted the race. But the good news, I made it, loved it and the weather was perfect. Since they started misplacing mile markers after mile 7 (the last one I saw) - so I am not sure if I achieved my pace goal at the end. Now if only I can do that with a swim and a bike beforehand! - HP06