Texas 10 Series Huntsville

I ran the Texas 10 Series Huntsville 10-miler this morning.  It started a 7 a.m. on the university campus and consisted of two 5-miles loops around the campus.  It is the hilliest race around.  Nothing but up and down.  The temperature during the race stayed in the 40's with a fairly strong wind.  I finished in 2:27:18. and was 4th of 4 in the 70 and over age group.  This is far from my best time in the Texas 10 Series, but it was about 5 minutes faster than this same race last year.  Due to my surgery and all the hip problems, this was my first run over 5 miles in a couple months.  However, I felt strong throughout the race.  This gives me confidence for a half marathon in a couple weeks.