Here is my report:
That hurt!
I didn't injure myself or anything like that but that course was freak?n hilly!!!!!!
I saw Brad and a few other people I know there and it really was a well run event.
Let me say that the little 2nd grade girl who sang the national anthem was absolutely incredible! Hands down that little girl could win American Idol right now. It was better than any super bowl national anthem I have ever heard and this girl was like 10 years old!
Anyway on to the running. I decided to run with the fully loaded double stroller. It weighs over 100 Lb and it is probably closer to 110 with all of the stuff we had. I started right on the start line with the double stroller because there was no way I was going to weave my way through that crowd on those tight streets. Someone else tried to start on the line with a stroller. They made them move to the very back. She tried to make me move and thankfully Jim Young spoke up and he said ?he is fine where he is?. I started out quick to get out in the open.
I thought the whole first mile was going to be downhill. However, there were a few short steep up hills that really slowed me down during that first mile. I was feeling pretty good when I saw the first mile marker. I looked down at my watch and I was at 5:25 with 120 feet to go until the first mile marker. The problem was that one of those little hills was right before the marker. It totally slowed me down for those 120 feet. I ended up with a 5:57 first mile, though. That was pretty close to what I had hoped for.
Then I knew what was coming! An 80 foot climb in ¼ of a mile. God, that hurt! You can?t imagine how heavy that stroller really is. And to add further insult my wife was right behind me when I hit the turn around point. That got me motivated on the way back down that hill but I still had the 110 foot climb in about ¾ of a mile.
That hill was relentless. It seemed like it would never end. I was barely moving and everyone was passing me like I was standing still. And all along I knew my wife was right behind me. In the end I made it up that monster and still had a decent sprint to the line.
I ended up with a 23:45 which isn?t actually that bad. I was pleased that I had done the race because it was for a great cause. Overall, I would say this is the perfect race for those who like to abuse themselves.
Oh yea, my wife had a 26:22! She shaved more than 1 minute off of her PR on that ridiculously hilly course. And she was less than 3 minutes behind me! She is getting really, really fast. Go Anj!
She you guys at the next race!
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