Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who donated to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! The Komen organization and myself very much appreciate the support!

The race was this morning. Though it was a bit humid, there was a nice breeze and overall it was a fine morning for a run. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it was a huge event. TONS of people were there. I think the difference between this and the other 5Ks is that so many more people came to walk this one, whereas the focus for most of the others is running.

I finished in just over 34 minutes. I was disappointed in my time; I was shooting for under 30. I was really excited at the 1 mile marker when the clock showed 8.5 minutes. I thought at that point I could probably finish in 28 minutes and the adrenaline started pumping, but the end of mile 2 kicked my butt. I stopped to walk for a minute and picked it back up again until what I thought was close to the end. I saw the starting line and thought the finish was close by. It wasn’t. I was gassed at that point and had to walk some more. I did stop to talk to some friends going the other way during mile 3 for a minute or two, so I guess I could adjust my time to account for that, but the time still wasn’t what I was hoping for. It’s what I deserved, though, based on my lack of running over the past month and a half.

No matter what I did in the Race for the Cure, it’s not about me, but all about the cause and supporting the survivors. Thanks again to all who donated!

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