A full race recap will come later but for now, these are the numbers for my first ever “double” race day:

5k Solo Run:
Gun Time: 27:47
Garmin Time: 27:42 (average pace 5:29 min/km)
Age Category: First place out of 12
Gender: 14th out of 100!!! (I’m kind of pleased with that one, and I am not ashamed to admit I looked at the age categories of the women ahead of me and all but two were younger!)

One Lap of Marathon Relay (5.27km)
Garmin Time: 29:47 (average pace 5:40 min/km)

…and worth noting, this was not a flat course and there was a good winter wind, putting the “feels like” temperature into the -20’s.

In short, I am a happy runner today and I will most likely be doing this race again next year – and I would definitely make it a double again if the opportunity arises.