Results of ALS 5K

It was hot, humid, and sunny. But it was also early - early enough to catch a fair amount of shade along the way. I was tired, but I felt I'd run a pretty good race. I was just about to complete the race. About 150 yards to go. I hit the track. All of a sudden I realize someone's trying to pass me. Nobody's going to pass me! I kick it into high gear. (I really didn't want to have to do that. I'd run a good race. I deserved to coast to the finish line.) With about 100 yards to go she pulled even with me. It was a young girl. This can't happen! There was no way I was going to let her pass me. I found another gear I didn't think I had. I gave it everything I had. (This all posed a dilemma for the spectators. Who do you cheer for? An old man who should be walking with a cane, or a young girl who'll probably run at least 200 5Ks by the time she's my age.) Well, I gave it everything I had, but she had more. She passed me with about 25 yards to go and wouldn't let up.

Here's what I look like when I'm completely exhausted:

I finished the race with a time of 29:01. Not quite as fast as I hoped, but I'll take it. Putting that into perspective - last year I ran the ALS 5K in about 30:30. Last month's 5K was a time of 30:01. I want to believe I'm on track to run the next 5K in 28 minutes.

Make a Difference for ALS

The Make a Difference for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Walk/Run takes place this Saturday in Roseau. Here we are right after the gun last year:

My goal for this 5K is 28 minutes.

More information here and here.