Cape Ann

Happy Labor Day.

This morning I ran the Around Cape Ann 25k. I wasn't really planning on racing it because my legs still aren't recovered from the half-marathon from nine days ago. However, I felt like going for it after a few miles. I had a nice come-from-behind race. My first few miles were between 6:25-6:38 and I sped up to 6:08-10 later. I caught the lead female runner around mile 8 or 9 and held her off until the end. Woohoo. I finished in 1:39:17.

The picture is at the awards ceremony afterwards. The lady standing there won the race like 20 times in a row or something. She presented me with my prizes (a trophy that will go on display at the local YMCA, $250, and an original oil painting by a local artist). Bruce also joined us for the awards. He walked up with a cap to a waterbottle and put it in the trophy cup, then took it out.

Here's a news story about the race...

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/sports/local_story_248095815?keyword=secondarystory

The reporter guy must have been spacing out when talking to me. The article says I took 15 months off to have a baby. I did take a few months off completely and about a year off from racing, but I ran my 20 minutes a day dangit. Anyway, there it is.

Bruce is feeling better today. He had a nasty fever this weekend. He's working on getting those molars out. There are waves of drool coming from his mouth at all hours and he's leaving bite marks on everything. I can't wait until those things are out! He's been so cranky!