I did it! I ran in the Lake Michigan College 10K and made my goal pace of under 10 minute miles. It was moderately cold and rainy weather again and I didn’t care for the off road portion of the race (it got my new shoes all muddy) but it went well. The last mile was tough because I really tried to “leave nothing left in the tank” consequently my breathing never got into a consistent pattern and I developed a dandy side cramp.
But I had to smile when I passed the last water table that was being staffed by student athletes and overheard an argument. Suddenly a male voice said “Ma’am, how far is a 10K?” Clearly these guys wanted to get out of the rain and go home. Through my heavy breathing I muttered “6.2 miles” and continued to trudge ahead. Then I heard a “See I told you so,” sheesh, college kids. It wasn’t until later that I decided I didn’t care for the “Ma’am” part of the question.
At the finish line I waited around for the results and was shocked to find out I had won first place in my age group! YEA!! So I got to bring home a nifty medal. Ironically, the very first 5k I had ever run in was at LMC as well and I won first place in my age group then too. It wasn’t until a week later when the results were posted that I discovered I was the ONLY one in the 10k female 35-39 age group. Hmmpf. But the joy my daughter Jenna got out of the medal was worth it, she wanted to be just like Mommy.
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