race day

OK, so no PR for me but I ran a good race. I finished in 43:31 - just one minute and 6 seconds off my PR goal. Not bad considering all the chest congestion and stuffy sinus stuff. It's too bad I got the cold, I think I may have done it otherwise. Maybe that is just being optimistic but something has to carry me through the next year of training and try again in the 2010 race:)

When I started to breathe hard and sent my running buddies ahead. They did an awesome job and if I would have been able to keep up with them I would have done awesome too. They finished just under 40 minutes. So, either I have been really slowing them down all summer, or I would have done great today without the cold symptoms. I choose to believe I could have finished better without the cold:) I'm not using it as an excuse, just motivation for next year.

Have a great Labor Day weekend!