We're off to the races ... in 80+ degrees!

So the running season really has taken off.
Kathy Durand and I made it to the Tortoise and Hare run in New Berlin on this lovely Memorial Day. I had the distinct advantage in the 80+ degree heat having spent the last couple months deployed in 110+ degree heat.

Kathy took first in her age division, running the 2 mile in under 14 minutes! You go girl!

Meanwhile, I continued on with the 5-mile run. The first mile was great. The 2nd mile I really needed to go to the bathroom. The 3rd mile I became obsessed with going to the bathroom and asked every water stop along the way where the porta-potty was. No one new. Always a girl with class, I refused to go in the woods or bushes. By the 4th mile, I said forget it, and just focused on running faster to make it to the finish line, where there were plenty of porta-potties. I should have used this motivating factor throughout the race, and maybe would have cut my time down.

My final time for the 5 mile - 41:41. I think I could have done it in under 40 if I hadn't been so focused on the "charlie bravo". Regardless, it was a terrific time and it was great to see Kathy, who is trotting off to Uganda for three weeks (I am so jealous!)

Oh, yes, almost forgot ... I, too, took 1st place in my age category 35-39 in the 5-mile!

And my spousal unit, Gene, took 1st place in the Stroller division. Not as in strolling along, but as in pushing the jogger stroller with 36 pounds of 3-year-old cuteness on board.

The Run is on

For those of you who were following the blog from the desert, let's just say it was inconvenient to have to update at 3 a.m. from the Brits super-secret internet access.
So, fast forward four months - from Jan 29 to May 29.
Back here in Wisconsin and things are going swell.
The gals are back at it running 5Ks, 5 miles, etc. around town. My personal goal is 10 runs by the end of the year.
Last year I ran 8 - so need to increase miles and decrease time.
First race results of the season - 24:09 in Burlington 5K Chocolate Chase.
OH YES - I did take 1st in my age division 35-39! Thank goodness I have a few more years in this division.
Special Thanks to LtCol Myers who always pushed me to run harder and faster in the desert!