Norwalk 11miler

I almost did not make the race this morning. When I first open my eyes the clock said 6:15, I turned over and said "I don't have to get up until 7:00. The next time I looked at the clock it was 7:39 the race starts at 8:00. It was a mad dash to get out the door. Finally, (did I tell you that I'm only about 10 mins from the start) I got on the highway figuring I'll do a quick zippy do da on the highway....Traffic Jam!!! No way I could not believe 7:49, I was still on the highway in traffic!! Panic set in. I got to the race just as they were walking out to the start. I was able to find parking right away. I had to pick up my race #, I was pinning my # I heard the horn blow, they were off. I started behind the pack which was ok with me. For the most part I felt great out there. I wore my MP3 player so I did not pay much attention to my time I felt I was going at a decent pace and I felt great. I had decided,since I was late and because I'm doing my long run on Sunday I would not push it too much. My time was the slowest I've had for this course and I've been thinking about it since. I felt good, I was feeling very strong, I felt that I was going faster than I really was. This was a really weird experience. On Friday I did 6.7 miles only because I remembered I was running the 11 miler on Saturday. I'm proud that I did not balk on any of the hills, and there were a lot more than last week.

August 19, 2006
11:00 Miles (race) {2003=1:37} {2004=1:42} {2005=1:42} {2006=1:46 }

August 18, 2006
6.7 miles