It’s been a while since I’ve gotten some more information posted. The past few weeks have been pretty busy. A few weeks ago I had a great experience at the the Dillons Hutchinson School Run. I was the first person to cross the finish line for the four mile race. It wasn’t a super fast time, but it was a good one.
Leading up to the race it looked like the weather might not be too cooperative. The previous day Hutchinson and Wichita got hit with 40 mph winds. Fortunately, the winds calmed down and were just gusty the morning of the race. The weather was also a little warmer than it had been, but still cool enough to get in a hard race.
The adventure really took off at the starting line. While warming up, I noticed that none of the usual suspects who normally dominate the local races had shown up for the race. When the gun went off I knew that I needed to push the first mile hard in order to either capture the lead or to get with the lead pack. Fortunately, things worked out well and I was in the lead after the first mile.
Around the second mile and just before the turn around I started to get a side stitch. I had been working on getting my diet correct coming up to the River Run, and I could tell that the pervious night’s meal was definitely not sitting well. Fortunately, I was able to struggle in, side stitch and all. My final time wasn’t smoking fast, but it was good given the conditions and how early it was in the season.
After the race the staff from the local paper interviewed me. It was a lot of fun and they ended up publishing an article about the race on the front page of their sports section. Here’s a link to the article. It’s got lots of great quotes ha.
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