Why am I always so far behind? Lot's going on right now, but I need to find time to catch up on writing before I forget all the great people and great races I completed in April and into May. Actually a little bigger of a race than I expected. The question is where did spring go? Took it a little too easy this past week during spring break. Did get a hilly run in and a couple of walks but mostly took it easy. This race is just a few miles from where I grew up and consists of some rolling hills and farm fields. Not a whole lot of in town running. I really considered moving down to the 10K but I knew the longer distance would be of more use to my spring running schedule. Highlight was running into my high school cross country coach. Yes, writing all these posts about my slow runs...but I've been running for years! Probably should have taken it more seriously in my younger/thinner days but at least I'm still out there! Ok well, the second highlight might have been the amazing post race food. Plenty left when I got there, amazing strawberry granola yogurt parfaits. Just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter! Holy heat and humidity, with long slow hills followed by a nice flat finish. The weather was much different than last years rain and 50s. Right away, I decided that Frederick would be my push it race instead of this one. My goal was simply to survive and not pass out with a time of 3:15 or less. I got a little dizzy at times. Caught up with my friend Kerri who was pacing another runner through her first half. Janet had pulled a muscle early on and so we see sawed back and forth for a while. I found my stride around mile 6 but lost it again by mile 10. I finally passed someone who was out washing their car and my pleading look (even with sunglasses on) resulted in a nice much needed dousing with the hose. There was not a lot of course support as far as those out cheering, with the exception of a lady dressed as WonderWoman. At one point I passed her and she was holding a sign that said, "Forward is a Pace." I laughed and said, yep, that's me today. One foot in front of the other but we got it done!
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