Ben and I and four of our kids raced today. Before the race, I did a one mile warm-up in 8:47. Then Elijah and I raced the 10K together...well, mostly together. He ditched me at the end and beat me by 22 seconds. :D Even though I'm still loopy from the meds, I managed to pull a new PR, with a time of 53:25. Why is it that I find short races to be harder than long ones? I think I must be built for distance, not speed. I tend to run faster the farther I go! Anyway, it was a good race for me. The first two miles were uphill, and I think I spent it all faster than I should have, because I had a hard time finishing strong. I definately felt better and ran faster at the end of the marathon than this race! But I still placed second and PR'ed, so I can't complain. Ben and my daughter Britnee took second in their divisions, and my two sons Joshua and Elijah took first in theirs. Ben, Joshua, and I all finished in the top twenty overall. After the race and awards ceremony, Ben and I ran home three miles. Later in the afternoon, Ben and I started to do P90X Yoga, but I only made it 15 minutes and called it quits. My head was still swirling...probably from the meds and the hard run. So Ben finished without me. But we did go out and do 21 miles on the bikes that evening. :) | 