AM-An interesting run for sure. I'll keep short and simple with no excuses. The first 10 miles were run quick in 56:32. Too quick.. But I didn't care I was here to have fun and win some sorely needed cash. At that point I was pretty much alone with the nearest guy almost a mile away. It was me, the motorcycle cop and the wind going back up towards Copperton. After mile 13 something shut down and my body just was not willing to cooperate with the demands of the mind. I think my best days are behind me now I thought.. I had to get these negative thoughts out somehow. I know it's tough going uphill and with this crosswind but I kept looking at my watch and it did not lie. It was the same slow death in pace and energy levels I have experienced previously. At mile 23 I was walking and was desperately craving sugar. I think I have a gas tank the size of a motor scooter's! LOL! I kept doing the walk and slow jog routine until I hit the finish surrounded by all of the half marathon people coming through. It was anti-climatic in a sense. Oh well.. You know it was still a good experience mainly in part because the people who put the event on really did their best to make it happen even in spite of all the obstacles they encountered that day. One official even lent me her jacket because I was cold at the start. These are the things that put a personal and home like feel to an event unlike the mega races that are out there now. I don't know for sure if I will ever get below 2:40 again but I'm not going to be obsessed by it. I'll just keep going and be grateful of what I can do today:) PM-Easy 4 mile jog. Body is feeling better after a nice nap. 7th out and back.
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