Last week I ran in the NY Colon Cancer Challenge, a 4 Mile race. I met up with some fellow TNTers at the "corral," we heard a loosely harmonious rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and then, with a blow of an air horn, we were on our way.
The first mile was Cat Hill, my personal nemesis this training season. But I learned that when you start your run on that beast, you have the most energy to tackle it and no little Wall monsters popping up in front of you and messing with your head. Then running with the group was actually fun. There were not a lot of people on the course cheering you on, but even the race marshal's little "great job" or "almost there" was just the fuel to keep me going and push myself harder.
I finished the run in 41:38, which is a personal record for me. I actually have nothing to compare it to, but I now actually have something for my personal record. And that's a first.
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