Race Update

Well, it's over. Saturday came and went. As most of you know, it has been raining here for a whole week. It even rained the night before the race early into the morning hours. We were lucky that the rain was over, but the trails were covered in mud.

And mud it was. Within the first mile, I took a fall into the thick mud. Now covered in mud on my hands, legs, and the entire right side of my body, I continued on. I was thankful that I didn't break any bones. Last race in NY on the trails, I broke my wrist. Lucky for me, that didn't happen.

I made friends with Warren, who told me he'd get me thru the race without getting lost. He knew the trail really well. I was happy. We started off on a good clip, but soon he slowed up and we ran into Jenna, who was hoping to cover 25k for the first time. Now running 3, we continued on to the turn around. I was thankful when we got there. There were many points where you crossed train tracks and roads to continue on the trail. I knew I would have gotten lost.

Encouraged that the race would be over soon, I picked up the pace and lead the way. Unfortunately Warren couldn't keep up, but Jenna could. We pushed the pace and caught up to this guy who lost his shoe in the mud. By now, the mud on my body was crusty.

Seeing that we finally made it out of the woods, I turned it up again and found myself sprinting across the finish line where I found beer, water, and soda. I grabbed both a beer and a water. Not know which to try first, I went for the beer and used the water as a chaser.

After relaxing for a while, I saw a sign which read, "take your muddy running shoes and bib number to the super runners shop and get 40 % off." That sounded like a great idea. I didn't have a change of shoe with me and knew I'd get my car dirty but Lee and I had plans to go to a classical concert and I wouldn't dare walking into his apartment like that.

Leaving Long Island, I called Lee and get the address for the running store. Happy me, found a trail shoe in my size.

Train Smart.