Allen Eagle Run (#1)

I have been cold in my life and those times have been very memorable...no feeling in my fingers - well, I guess there was feeling but it wasn't pleasant. Anyway, at the start of the race is was 28 degrees and let me tell you that it was breathtaking - not necessarily in a good way, but it was so cold that it was hard to breath. My goal for this first race was to finish and to run at a 10 min mile pace.

So, here are the results:

• I finished the race, according to the timing chip, in 31:45
• I placed 46th in my division of 40-44 out of 91
• I was 450th out of 1147 racers
• Lastly, I was the 280th male from 562 male participants
• My pace came out to be 10:15/mile (Yay!!!)

I didn't necessarily have a goal, as far as, not stopping but at the 2 mile mark my earbuds kept popping out and with the unfortunate feeling of atrophy in my fingers, I had to stop to get those darned little things back into my ears. So, the last mile was spent trying to keep my musical motivation in tact. 

Race 1 - done!!!

Race 2 is this Saturday in Frisco the Rotary Club Paddy Dash: 

http://www.friscosunrise.org/PaddyDash

At least the weather will be more cooperative and my first running buddy will be with me, albeit in a stroller.  Nonetheless, I'm still excited.