I was laying on the bed at 6:15 am, debating whether to run this race or not. I know I'm not in shape to run it. I've run it 7 times in a row, so it's the only racing streak I have. The debate raged for 11 more minutes when I got up, put on some shoes, ate a piece of toast and went to city hall to register. I had my bib pinned on with 2 minutes to wait before starting the race. My warmup was the run yesterday, and the walk to the start line.
First mile was 7:30, finished in under 22 minutes. Earlier in the week I thought I'd be happy with anything under 8 minute pace, so being at 7:07 pace was a pleasant surprise. I ran the last couple miles with a former sprinter girl who is trying to make some headway in the longer distances. I almost helped her puke.
I didn't stick around for awards, because I didn't deserve any, and needed to get home to get everyone ready to throw 50lbs of candy in the parade. Fun times.
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