The 5k

I wrote some about my stupid foot and how I might not be able to run in any of the races like I'd planned.  Well this weekend was race weekend, and I was able to run in the 5k. I wanted to do the 10k, but I wasn't confident enough that my foot would behave, and still could use a little more training.

The entry fee was $40, but I won this "lottery" thing at work that reimbursed my fee. Mayo was one of the main sponsors for the race so they were given 6 entry fee reimbursements to divvy out. I was one of the lucky winners!

The race was at 4pm yesterday. It was a little chilly out, but it was still pretty good weather for running. There were about 500 people in the race. My official "chip time" was 27:30 which is the actual time it took to cross the starting line and cross the finish line. The "gun time" was 28:03, but I ignore that one because it was a huge cluster of 500 people trying to run through a starting chute that was about 15 feet across. I think overall I came in 176 of 501 based on the chip time and 75 of 312 or so for the females. Overall I'm pretty pleased with the results.

I'm looking forward to running another race in the future. I am also hoping to run a 10k in the future. I bought some good running shoes so hopefully that will help my foot issues and make it all more possible.

Two friends came to cheer me on. They made me signs and greeted me at the finish line. This is Alli and me after the race. She calls me Rollie Pollie. Erin wrote my nickname wrong on the sign, but I was too thrilled to have a cheering section to notice. Today was the Marathon and half Marathon. I went with Erin to cheer on some of the runners. All the little kids cheering me on yesterday made me think that it was worth devoting some time to encouraging the people running the big race.