Even on the car ride up to the run, I could feel a little something in my hip, and I just wasn't sure I'd be able to go the distance.
We got there early, and signed up for the races, and got our long sleeved white t-shirts with the horrid bright green screen printing on them. Wow....you'll see me coming when I wear that!
It was just a little chilly, but warm compared to last year. at 7:30 when we got there, it was 39o. By race time at 9 am, it was 48o. I took off my sweat shirt and sweat pants. My skirt and 2 long sleeved techniical shirts were chili while waiting for the gun to go off, but I warmed up quickly, and the weather was great. It was 53o when we finished. Humidity wasn't bad. It started at 93% (7:30 am) and went down to 67% (11:15).
It was great to see Katie. I hadn't seen her in almost 2 years. We talked and talkedf or the whole 2 hours. She's just finished her big marathon in California, and I'd just finished mine in the OBX, so we were both just running for the fun of it, and we both knew we needed to take it easy and go slow. So there was NO pressure. It was marvelous!
The hills were still there, but they just didn't seem as bad as last year. And time flew by. I was ready to stop running when we got to mile 13, but I wanted to keep going so we could talk more. I was kind of sad when it was over.
Mr ran the 10K with some ladies from my work. They all ran in under 1 hour. I think Mr. even broke his PR...and he'd been suffering from shin splints all week! Everyone seemed really happy with their results, and seemed to have a good time.
Panera afterwards was delicious! Maybe it's a good thing Panera is over an hour away, or I'd be there every week-end!
We averaged 9:45-10:00 mm most of the run. The last few miles, we walked more at the water stops, and Katie got her little water jugs filled up..so that added the extra time. It was great to just stop and not worry about the clock. The best stop we had was just around mile 7. We ran across a bridge/road that went throught he middle of a lake, and while we were crossing it, we came across a couple of guys who were walking. So we asked them to use my camera to take our pix. They ended up taking a video clip instead, but it's still fun to see.
Great day, great run, great company, great food. Doesn't get much better than that. | 