I’m heading over to Lewiston High School in a minute, where I can hear the announcer has already started (we live about a quarter-mile from the high school). I have a new race-mix playlist in hand.
This is actually not my first “race” this year, as I did the Lewiston-Auburn Duathalon in June (where I did the biking leg of a team) and I rode my bike in the 10-mile Dempsey Challenge in October. But this is my first running race of my entire life and I’m pretty stoked to get my very first personal record. 
Wish me luck!