Snow, winds gusting to 35mph and a temp just above freezing greeted runners at today’s 31st running of the Get in Gear 10K in Minneapolis. Despite all that, thousands turned out to run and had what turned out to be a comfortable race.

In my run, the wind really only hindered coming across the Ford Parkway bridge. There was also one period just after crossing the Lake Street bridge when the ice pellets started hitting us in the face. I took off my gloves and hat pretty quickly, though, and didn’t feel cold at all.

My clock time was 59:20, so I’m guessing my chip time was around 58:30 (my late registration seems to have excluded me from the online results, but they did announce my name as I neared the finish line). UPDATE: John Magnuson from ChampionChip Minnesota emailed me and confirmed my official time as 58:30 (9:25 pace).

The top 5 men’s finishers were:

• 1, Sammy Malakwen, Two Harbors, MN, age 29, 30:51 (4:58 pace)
• 2, William Serem, Coon Rapids, MN, age 32, 30:57 (4:59)
• 3, Richard Kandie, Coon Rapids, MN, age 23, 31:18 (5:03)
• 4, Zablon Mandere, Minneapolis, MN, age 32, 31:21 (5:03)
• 5, Eric Hartmark, Duluth, MN, age 30, 31:29 (5:04)

The top 5 women’s finishers were:

• 1, Kimberly Magee, Mounds View, MN, age 25, 36:50 (5:56 pace)
• 2, Stephani Houk, Robbinsdale, MN, age 34, 37:01 (5:58)
• 3, Calleen Areba, age 34, 38:03 (6:08)
• 4, Kristen Painter, New Brighton, MN, age 22, 38:08 (6:09)
• 5, Bonnie Sons, Shorewood, MN, age 42, 38:19 (6:10)

The Minnesota running season has officially begun!