This morning I was up early and left early for
There weren't too many cars out with me this early on a Saturday morning!
All of my races are attached to a charity,
but this one was the first where they talked about their experience.
Paulina Cooper died 7 years ago from a brain tumor.
(before race pic)
This race is to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research. Paulina's mother spoke, then they awarded a couple of families that have been effected by brain tumors. It was emotional for me. New experience for me at a race.
Always a pleasurable first stop for me!
course was a mixture of tall buildings and tree lined streets....
there was even a fountain!
I finished with a new personal best
The weather was chilly
Always a pleasurable first stop for me!
course was a mixture of tall buildings and tree lined streets....
there was even a fountain!
I finished with a new personal best
Official time ...
chip time 38.45.9 Under 40 minutes.
UPDATED now that I know what gun time is and chip time.
Chip time is what really counts, but the gun time should be longer than the chip time
sooo, I rechecked and they are backwards ... I did much better than I thought!
The weather was chilly 55ish, cloudy but the rain held off!
no breeze!
I really could have pulled off a better time.
I decided to try a new phone app that worked off my phone's GPS
to track my progress, time and speed.
it also had a music feature.
in the last 1/2 miles my music tuned down,
so I thought it would be a quick adjustment
to just turn it back up.... no the volume shot up to full blast!
I didn't stop wogging, but I was distracted with trying to get it fixed.
Looking back there was just 1/2 mile left! goodness I should have just yanked my
ear phones out and wogged on!
I'll know next time!
