“We Believe” 5k
My apologies. Despite my best efforts to slow down and enjoy
the holiday season as much as possible, the weeks between Thanksgiving and News
Year simply just fly by. If only I could get my hands on a Time-Turn like
Hermione used to take multiple classes in the Harry Potter novels.
Yet, I did make a little time to get in to a trial race at the WWC
center – the “We Believe” 5k. This is a race that I have done the last three
years, and I very much enjoy doing it.
Like in previous years, the race has been plagued by the
rain. Rain poured leading up to race day, and race day had a steady drizzle
wetting things down. The course was going to be muddy. I wondered if the high
school runners sporting their new Foot Locker bags realized this. I suspect not
so much. The shoes that they were wearing were geared toward the roads rather than a slick and muddy trail.
I sported my Hoka Evos. They were good at grabbing the muddy
soil and holding on to it.
There was a mass start, and a group of us entered the woods.
The wet, muddy trails sorted us out pretty quickly. I settled in to 3rd
overall and watched as the guys 10 to 30 years my junior stretch out the distance
between us.
That’s okay. I expected as much. Experience and good trail
shoes can only make up for so much.
I finished 3rd overall in 20:24 which was 30+
seconds faster than last year. I scored a top age group award. Actually, I just
crossed in to a new age category. It felt good to once again be the young guy
again.
Wrapping up this post, I want to give a shout out to the WWC
crew. They did their usual awesome job organizing the race. I was to give them
extra props for their homemade chocolate chip cookies. No, these were not your
normal store bought, hard as a brick, chip your tooth cookies. They practically
melted in your mouth. I had 4 of them. Yes, I love a good chocolate chip
cookie.
Here, here, let’s hope you are having a wonderful holiday
season. Sleep well, eat hardy, and enjoy your time with family and friends.
Come January 1st, training and racing will once again become a priority
in our lives.
Kickin’ up trail dust,
The Cool Down Runner
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