Bellin Run - Run10k

Absolutely perfect conditions - 60 degrees with under 5 mph breeze from teh SM and sunny. Of all the races I've done, this was the one with the best weather. It was also the most crowded one with a solid stream of runners until mm 3 when it cleared out somewhat. Pam and I agreed to run easy for the first mile to see how my back and her leg were doing. The first milw was tough with my calf muscles very tight and concern about a charleyhorse. Thing got better after the first mile so we forged ahead. We took advantage of all water stops and walked through and a little after. Also walked for a couple of stretches after mm 4 and 5. Was able to run the whole race and we ran it togther which was the first time we've done that. It was great that we could share the experience. Pam beat her 2006 Bellin time by several minutes and I was just happy that I could run it.

Not much in consideration of my back issue. I was 90% certain on Friday that I would need to walk it.

Walked around for a bit. Had water and a frozen energy popsicle. Skipped the food since it was SO crowded in the race end area.


My back- I know that I will be able to do much better when feeling 100%.


The number of participants definitely made this less than a perfect race. There is a trade off of quantity vs. quality. The souvenir time chip is neat. We felt bad that there was no medal for finishers. I don't know how many more people they can handle before this is just too big-- maybe that's already happended. Again, the best part of this race was being able to run it with Pam and finish together (actually she beat me by 1 second). When we got home, Joanie had made each of us a banner which was really nice. It was a very good day!