My calf was a little tight right before the start so I spent almost 20 minutes stretching it out in hopes that it would feel better. I felt really good starting out and was going at a decent pace. Whatever I did last night really screwed me though because at about the 1/2 mile mark all of a sudden my Left calf seizes up and I can't run. I stretched t out some more and jogged (really just a pathetic shuffle) to the mile marker. From the point on there really wasn't any way I was going to be able to finish this by running. There was no way I was going to quit so I just walked the rest of it as fast as I could. Each step hurt a little but not as bad as when I tried to run. This was very disappointing because I felt really good on the treadmill the last two days and I was going to do the LT test during this race. Even with the injury, the course was the same as last year but it felt much easier and went by quicker (even though I was on it longer). Really make me wonder what I could have done if I could have run it.

Not hurt myself the night before a race, get up earlier.

Walked around the little fair, grabbed some samples


Injury to L calf


It's a nice little local race that seems to get bigger each time I go. Not sure howmany people there were this time but definately quite a bit more than last year. Lots of dogs and moms pushing strollers. TNT made a huge showing. Very nice atmosphere, lots of happy people, got passed by most of them!