Sunrise Run

I ran the Sunrise Run this morning. Called so because it starts at 6:30 a.m.
Tapie stayed behind so the kids could sleep!

- .1 miles I thought I wanted to throw up (not really but that feeling.) I thought how am I going to run 5 miles like this. So I decided sprinting 5 miles wasn't going to happen.
- .3 miles I let the two college girls in front of me leave me behind.
- .5 miles a big man came up breathing hard behind me with very loud footstrikes. I kept trying to tell myself to ignore the labored breathing. Fortunately he fell behind rather quickly (rough 4.5 miles ahead for him!)
I don't really remember much of the next 4 miles. I remember using two quotes I got out of Runner's World.

"Do or do not. There is no try." This is from Star Wars
"Pain is temporary, quitting is forever." I think it's one Lance Armstrong uses.

I really wanted to have a good race. I was able to keep a relatively even pace except mile 4. It was 25-30 seconds slower than the other 4. I guess I'll work on that next year. I managed to shave 1 minute of my time from last year and come in 8th out of 264 women. I was pretty happy. Racing is fun for me. I may never be the best but I can be my best.