Sat, Jun 24, 2023

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 06:00:00

First race in years. First race since hip replacement in January. Felt great. Better than in at least 5 years. P got up early and ignorantly went running. Drove around trying to find him including to race and back. Got there and they had already started so I ran across the grass and jumped in. Just trying to be steady, at the turnaround to go around softball fields Teren already on canal road. Had a convo with a few people, ran backwards trying to spot Phin, 1/4 mile back already. At 1 mile I asked a lady the time she said 9:01. Perhaps I would have been faster because I did run faster the last 2 miles. Was slowly passing people and psyching myself up for the long neighborhood block. One guy passed me after canal that I knew I should hang with. The neighborhood wasn't bad, never saw 2 mile marker, was happy to run the whole time. Body and legs tired, not so much lungs. Got into park and tried to push, forgot that we don't just take asphalt around to finish but back up to top of DG basket #10. Was behind 2 guys around my age, passed a young kid on the downhill, cut into the dirt road--no one's going to go around that cone ;-) and tried to push. One guy ahead was uncatchable but was gaining on Clysdale in black, barely passed him from my sprint after the finish.
Overall felt good, tweaked my right calf about 1/2 mile from finish, it'll be sore for a while. Walked back trying to see Phin, thought I'd missed him but he discovered how long a 5K is. Called Becky and they were there, finally saw Phin and he finished in 40:30. Saw Sherry as well.
In the kids race Jo no warm-up ran around and took 9th? 5:30 for a 1K? He didn't really get out of breath, just cruised and didn't really sprint in but really liked his finisher medal. After went to Men's breakfast and Bible study, Jeremiah 47, God in control of nations. P to Mel's for Bible Bee study.

Thank you God for a body that can still run and still improve. Gracias por gratia.

You get out what you put in

Sat, Jun 24, 2023