The race by numbers:

1000 – Exact number of finishers that I beat
663 – Total elevation gain in feet
507 – Number of men I beat
150 – Miles the starting line was from my house
51 – Number of times I got chicked
26 – Number of men 45 – 49 I beat
13.65 – Minutes shaved off my PR
7.77 – Miles I ran on the out-and-back course before I saw the sweep car coming the other way
5 – Hours I spent driving to/from the race site in excess of the hours I spent running
3.xx – Miles I ran on the out-and-back course before I saw the leaders coming the other way
2 – Cheese pizza slices eaten after the race
1.5 – Uphill miles leading up to the finish
1 – Number of kitted-out little kids who blew past me in the last mile