Well I am home from running the Pride Stride 5K in Little Falls, NY. In all, I feel I did not acquit myself too badly. Of course, as regular readers know, what I do is called running only by the most generous definition of the term. Then again, I think it is good to be generous.
Who couldn’t be proud of this outfit?
As usual the most stressful part was getting there. I got out of bed betimes, had coffee, made sure I ate with plenty of time for my nutritious breakfast to digest. The second most stressful part was waiting for the race to start, especially when my carefully planned nutritious breakfast began to unsettle my stomach. Luckily that passed. I had some delightful conversations with the other runners prior to starting. I was only disappointed there were not more of them. I commiserated with one of the organizers about this.
Once we got started, the stressful part was worrying if I would get lost, especially when almost everybody went WAY ahead of me. I managed to keep two runners in sight: a guy in a pink unicorn outfit (wish I had a picture of that!) and a lady with a better rainbow skirt than mine. I was a little worried about losing them till after the half-way point. I managed to catch up and, miracle of miracles passed them! I think the fellow in the unicorn outfit was finding it awkward to run. It was one of those blow-up kind of suits.
I had to turn around a few times and ask them, “Which way?” Then the pace car came back and led me to the finish line. I finished strong! At least for me. I cheered for everyone coming in behind me. I couldn’t believe there WERE people behind me! Unfortunately, race endorphins do not last long. I drove home subject to a case of Post Race Letdown.
This is actually a photo I was saving for Waste Not Want Not Wednesday.
Who me, drown my sorrows? Actually, I may have a glass of wine with friends later, but I do not plan to tie one on. I took the above picture, because I liked the Art Deco bottle. I share it now, because I have not found another opportunity to use it. Incidentally, my post race letdown is passing and I am wondering with what I should challenge myself next. Will it make a good blog post? If so, I hope you’ll stay tuned.
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