RT10 5K

I made the long trip back home for the 5th annual RT10 run.  On a day when Starkville had 4 tornadoes, I was lucky to already be in Arkansas by the time the sirens blew.  I have done RT10 twice now, the first year and the 5th year.  I must saw, it doesn't seem like much has changed with the race.  Sure, there have been improvements with some aspects of the race, but in the end, it's still a wad of people "running" through the beautiful campus I spent such happy years at.  I would have enjoyed the actual race more if it hadn't presented such peril.  That said, it was a windy but nice day in Oklahoma with my BFF and in the end, isn't that what makes it a good run?

The Best I'll Ever Do

I signed up for a local race only because it went right by my house.  Amazingly, I got 11th!  Let's not talk about how many people were in it.  Returning to the 5K has been hard.  I look at the times and think that just a year ago I was 3 minutes faster.  It is almost a year now since I noticed the pain starting.  A year.  What a difference a year makes!  I wasn't getting 11th then of course (ha), but I was definitely running faster and more confident.  I just have to keep telling myself "at least I'm running."

Run for Hope

I said last year I would never do this race again.  I guess technically I didn't do it again.  I did the 5K instead of the Half.  Let me tell you - I have no idea how I ever did the Half; 5K was enough.  Hill after hill I kept wondering how I would make it.  It really shows me how far I've gone down since last year struggling with AT.  In the end, it was a great day for a run and once it's all over, as always, I was glad I did it.