Holy rhymes-with-split! I need to trust in my training more, as I didn't think I had a PR in me - not even close. Not only hit that, but was within 21 seconds of my goal time, which I would have it easily if not for the "rush hour" like congestion at the start. This route was not quite as flat as advertised with several challenging up-hill sections. Being a native of the hills of Needham, however, I was able to power up them, and routinely passed the field on those hills. This was the most scenic course I've run and I savored every step! Here are the splits:

1 - 9:24.3
2 - 8:50.3
3 - 8:48.9
4 - 8:23.4
5 - 8:23.5
6 - 8:19.5
7 - 8:37.3
8 - 8:47.1
9 - 8:39.2
10 - 9:00.6
11 - 9:11.2
12 - 8:38.0
13 - 9:28.4