Post-Thankgiving

Well, Thanksgiving is over and there is much to be thankful for. Over this past year I have traveled and raced in a new part of the country and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have relatively raced injury free and have raced well this year. Although I was expecting to race well in the Thanksgiving day race, Hobbler Gobbler 10k, I was not able due to getting sick. I decided not to race and just pick up my t-shirt. Once I got there I saw women and children (many under 10) braving the cold lining up to do the 5k race. So I sacked up and did the 5k instead of the 10k. I am not sure that was a good choice due to being sick, but once the race started I could not feel my lower half of my body. That could have been due to the cold high altitude air (race temp. 30-degrees). During the last mile I finally felt my stride kicking in and finished feeling great. My finish time was 21:57 and I am happy with that. I was glad to spend some calories before I consumed too many.