I wasn't sure what to expect heading into this race. My training went very well in March, but April was a different story. I got a cold at the beginning of the month and took it easy. The cold turned into bronchitis and I didn't run for about three weeks. Two weeks ago I ran a 10K and was not happy with the results because I walked a lot and it was much slower than my training pace. The next weekend my confidence was up after running the art museum loop with one of the trainers from the gym. Because of that run, I felt great heading into the last week. But by Tuesday, I was coughing more frequently again because of allergies and think I strained a rib muscle from it. I was in pain the rest of the week, but thankfully it felt pretty good by this morning. Despite the disastrous April, I ran the entire 10 miles and ultimately finished right around my initial goal when I had originally signed up. All in all, it was a great race.

Stay healthy in the month before the race so I am able to train. Other than that, nothing.

I walked through the finish shoot, took the chip off, and grabbed a bag of food, and then looked for Deger and the rest of our friends.


More training.


This is a great race and I'm looking forward to doing it again next year.