Today was the Yellow Rose 5K & 10K.
It was a beautiful day in Warroad - about 70 degrees and sunny.
There was a total of 276 walkers and runners for the 5K event!
I'm the one with the sweat band. I don't understand why everyone doesn't need a sweat band. Am I the only one who sweats?
And we're off...
As I said, it was a beautiful day, perhaps a little too beautiful. During the first two miles of the race, there are plenty of opportunities to find shade. However, the last mile is brutal on a sunny day.
As usual, my goal was to finish in under 30 minutes, and I may have done just that had I not pulled a hamstring with about one-tenth mile to go! I switched from a sprint to a limp. Here I am pathetically crawling over the finish line...
My actual time was 30:07. I think that's my best time since 2014 - so I've got to be happy about that even though I didn't meet my goal. And because the 10K event was introduced this year, some of my competition was diverted to that event which allowed me to take third place in the 60 and over age group! I think this is the first time I've ever medaled in Warroad.
In the past I've shown pictures of little girls beating me. No such picture today... The eight-year-old who beat me today crossed the finish line over six minutes ahead of me!
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