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March 5, 2011
Mardi Gras 5k
I woke up this morning and it was 44 degrees and so windy the flapping of the flag across the street had repeatedly awoken me during the night. Pretty much the exact conditions that I normally give myself permission to puss out of.
I'm too cheap to back out of a run I paid for, though. Besides, how could I ever wear the t-shirt if I didn't do the run?
I'm so glad I went. In my head, I've had this fantasy of running in under 30 minutes, knowing that I'd be thrilled if I finished in under 31. When I crossed the finish line and saw the clock at 30:32, I could have jumped for joy. You know, after I could breath again.
Then I checked the website for my chip time, and I've been floating ever since. 29:53!
Even better, my hip felt great during the run, and it still feels great now. Dr. Dukes had warned that I might want to run/walk this race after what he did to me, but I felt AMAZING. I could totally kiss him right on the mouth!
I finished 23rd out of 103 in my age group, and 312 out of 907 overall. My pace was 9:37/mile. (Results here.
Posted by me at March 5, 2011 8:29 PM