Sunday, August 19, 2007

My first 5K!!!

Well, ready or not, race day finally came and....I did great! The race started at 6:45am at the bottom a good-sized hill. I felt like I ran it a little too fast.
Up ahead is the killer hill. First is a long downward slope and then the road curves around to this long incline. I hear several people telling each other that this is the worst part. I remember to go slow and steady. I have run this hill on several occasions and I kind of like it, even though it is a long slow killer. So as I am making progress up the hill, I hear people telling themselves and those around them that they can and will make it to the top. The muscles that were bothering me a little on the starting hill are feeling like they may split out of my skin now, I wonder if I should stop. I decide to keep pushing.
I see a girl with black nail polish. I have noticed her on several occasions. She is walking. Everytime I see her, I pass her, then somehow she ends up in front of me again!! She's walking, how does she keep getting ahead of me?
I finally make it up the street to the last right turn and now it's time to run down the big hill that we started on, down to the finish line at the bottom. I'm definitely tired. Then, I see her! The girl with the nail polish is several yards in front of me!! How the heck does she do it, she is still walking!! I decide there is no way she will be crossing that finish line before me,I start to sprint downhill. I'm running fast, I see John at the sideline, he yells something, I don't know, I see a look of surprise on his face. I look the other direction, I am passing the black fingernail girl! I am running all out down the hill, I see the finish line, I see pot holes, I plead with the powers of the universe to Please, Please, PLEASE don't let me trip in a pot hole and fall on my face in front of all of these people!!!! I cross the finish line!!!! On my feet and in one piece!!!! AWESOME!!!!
What am I thnking at that moment? Man, I hope I'm able to walk tomorrow!

2 comments:

Christie said...

Great blog and race report! I hope you keep it up (the blogging and the running!)

Anonymous said...

ah man!!! I am so late it is not funny. congrat dear!!!! I hope you feel better