So the lead up to the Wilson run consisted of a great time seeing old friends at the pasta dinner/ bib pickup. Then a nice dinner at Zelos with Hope and Kellie. What a nice time. The comraderie support from this group is amazing. I've been lucky enough in life to have 2 great support groups. One from high school, who still are supportive and in my life, and now this group.
Those who were there at the race saw the aftermath of my run. Worst time I've had at 2:17. My IT and knee just didn't want to play. Wished it would have happened during the practice runs. Then I could have worked on it before the race. Had to hobble down the hill. I felt I looked pathetic since most of the great SM Search and Rescue people on the trail kept asking if I was alright. The way I had to run, I felt like a cartoon character. I was getting depressed being passed downhill by those who were behind me at Orchard. But I made it down hill, finally, and past the finish line. Last year my right knee gave me problems. This year was the left. There's next year, right? Still shooting for a sub-2. I is still my goal. I would really like around a 1:45 time next year. Wouldn't that be great?!? That would be, what, 32 min off the previous time? HA!
Now I need to focus on foam rolling the IT band so I can run the 5K in the sprint tri in 2 weeks. Must get it worked on it too. I have 2 weeks to make it better. Must keep up the biking and the swimming. HMMM when to fit in the running? So much to think about.
