I was excited for this race. I had my spiffy neon purple tights and a good night's sleep....what more could I want?
Race started out great! Felt good going into it, but near the end of the first mile I twisted my ankle on a rock I didn't even see! It hurt bad. I could feel it in my toes, but I kept running. There was a nice guy behind me that asked if I was ok. I said I was, but I was lying! It hurt really bad.
The rest of the run was good except in the back of my mind I kept worrying about the ankle. I think that is one reason I didn't have a kick at the end.
My little runner card said I was 11th overall, but I think that was 11 woman overall. Don't know for the whole race.
My goal for this race had been sub-23, so missed it by a little. Better luck for the next 5k, which is Cookie Chaser on April 24! Wish me luck! | 