Snowstorm 5K -- Sat. December 27

My first chance at a Snowstorm, and after a dodgy start (still a bit under this cold) arrived on a rainy chilly morning at 9:30 and parked as usual. Warmed up in the brick house, and then jogged under my umbrella to the boat house. Good crowd there already. Changed to shorts and headed out for a warm up mile, then joined the mob for the start. Close to 140 people, a possible record for a 5k there. Lots of highschoolers, and various old familiars. Started gently enough, being cautious, what with the hill start and my lack of condition. Then decided to get out there a bit, as it was spitting chill rain, and I was feeling a bit more comfortable. Made a bit of progress on a couple of people, holding place more or less into the second mile, but as we headed out to the main road one guy passed me, and then another as we entered the last mile. A bit blurry after that, I think I took one place and then lost one -- one guy a bit younger got me on the last straight as he picked it up, taking the guy in front too. No final sprint (noone on my shoulder or really in reach), but I did push a bit without sprinting.
Happy with the time, all things considered:

Time: 19:37 (official; 19:36 digivice)
Distance: 5K (official; 3.14 miles GPS)
Pace/Speed: 6:14/ 9.6

Comments: came in 13th out of 138, enough to win my age group. Went for a long warmdown lap, so in addition to the race I ended up with a total of 3.61 more miles at about 7:30 pace. Felt excellent after that, so all in all a very postive day for running!