• run: 5 mi
• time: 44.11
• temp: 50
• road conditions: wet, but the rain stopped just before the race started
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: my new little shuffle! rufus wainwright - do you believe in love, bf5 - underground, the babys - everytime i think of you, guster - the captain. the shuffle doesn't have the capacity for all of my music, so i put on a bunch of songs i know i like to run to. that made this run so much more fun!
• comments: got to the race just as it started. poor timing on my part. i had to run back to activate my chip and catch up with the last of the bunch. i wore my green longsleeve with my old shorts and it turned out to be perfect for the weather. i was afraid it would start to rain again or the winds by the river would make me too chilly, but no. my distain of sweat won out and worked well for me. it wasn't a big race and it was a little daunting trying to get to the finish line by running through a big group of walkers (while dodging mud and puddles, too), but it felt really good. i signed up with a team who were doing the 5k and waited to see them at the finish line. it was really fun to give val a water bottle when i saw her finish and catch up. i didn't place, but i feel ready to commit to another 10k. so awesome to finish while singing along with "the captain"!