Race day...and more!

Well the time had come and the alarm (which had not been set since the baby has been born) went off at 6:45, it was time to run the race. After venturing out into the rain and cold to let my dogs out I was on my way to the starting line and to begin this the third 5k of my young running "career".

Once arriving at Boone County Courthouse square I registered and began to stretch out, get loose, and try to "warm up" for the race. I caught up with some good pals and we meandered down to the starting line. Once we were down there, in the light drizzle and the cold the usual banter before a race began and we tried to lighten the mood a little for the race we were about to run. The gun fired and an eerie silence fell upton the crowd but we were off.

I had thought that after running the "route" earlier in the week that I would do alright and make it under 30 minutes however, I'm no Magellean and I don't have a "Garmin". The route I ran was just a little bit different. However, I still shaved a little time off of my earlier run and the bigger news is that, I DID NOT STOP. That's a big deal for me 'cause usually I'll have to take at least 1 break while running 3+ miles, not this morining. I didn't finish under 30 but I was just 37 seconds (or so) above it so I'll take it as a victory. What I learned from this race is that it is possible to run all the way through and maybe, just maybe I'm pacing myself a little bit too fast while running alone. We'll see if I can improve on the next one coming up in April. 

When I got home to my wife and daughter we did a little bit of cleaning around the house (still more to be done but a good start) and got a call from my Dad, more good news for the day. He had turned to the business section of the paper and it stated that the Columbus, OH based White Castle had interest in buying the abandoned Backyard Burgers building off of Clark Lane. Oh happy, happy day when White Castle comes to Columbia.

Then turning on the TV I was lucky enough to catch my first televised Cards game of the season. Yeah it wasn't in high def, yeah it was the "Channel 5" crew but it was Cardinals' baseball and life was good.

From there a "belated" birthday lunch at Fridays with stripes coupons and a free dessert making it only $20 for alot of food and we picked up a new camera afterwards so hopefully, hopefully we'll learn how to use it and get better pictures in the long run. Now it's time to settle down to our netflix and call it a night. Good day to you all and don't forget to set your clocks forward, daylight savings starts in the morning.