This is Broad Street #9 for me. I used to think the people who run under 1:10 are crazy. But, here I am now, breaking 1:10 for the third time in a row. On the grand scheme of things, it is a really good result. In my narrow mind, however, I am disappointed. Even though life and health have gotten in the way of my running, I was still hoping to finish near last year's time of 1:02. I've been making excuses and rationalizing since the race ended. Since I've already blocked out the details of the race, I will just post these excuses, and then share the highlights of the day.Excuses
- Stomach ache all last week; leading up to diarrhea right before the start.
- Poor nutrition and hydration before and during the race. I must've stopped for a whole minute just trying to drink something.
- My hip and hamstrings have been bugging me ever since I ran the Tyler 10K and returned to the track. They also caused pain during the race.
- Rolled an ankle on the trails two weeks ago that I can still feel.
- My back and quads were constantly sore from packing, moving, and walking up three flights of stairs to do anything in the new house.
- Scored another 1 mile PR en route - 5:44.
- Seeing and hearing so many people I know running and cheering in spite of the rain.
- Post-race party featuring hot grill and hot tea.
- Coming home to this:
---Next race
- Possibly Mudder Mayhem on Saturday and definitely Race for the Cure on Sunday.
- When I get lazy with blog posts, I tweet. See right side bar for updates.
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