Posted by: JPars1334 on
Well, I did it. Another 5K is in the books. And another trophy! So far I am 3 for 3. I always win my division (60 ) b/c there are no other female runners that old :) Someone told me though--"Well, you beat all those people on the couch!!" Which I guess is true. It was funny, though. When I picked up my race packet I glanced at the roster and saw another lady's name on there that I knew and her age was 60. I thought then that maybe I'd have some competition. So I saw her and asked if she was running and she acted like I was CRAZY!! She was walking, of course. She and her daughters were really surprised to hear I was running. Anyway, I raced against myself and beat my last PR by 1:43. I finished in 36:46 which is still slow, but I am gaining a little speed every time. I started out WAY too fast--I knew better, but I got winded pretty quickly and had to slow way down to compensate. Oh well, you live and learn. Anyway I finished it. The frustrating thing was I was passed by a speed walker who finished the race in 32 minutes!!! ugh!!