Here I am at the Village Chapel 5K fun run in Sept. 09. This was the last block of the race....just before I thundered to a 32:37 finish. Call the Olympic Committee ;^) [Thanks to MaryJane & Don Smallwood for snapping this pic of me.]


Deja vu all over again. Here I am at the same point in the race in 2010, looking, um, a bit rough around the edges. It was almost 80 degrees and full sun that day. Still, I somehow managed to complete the race without embarrassing myself in public. (Well, I did stab myself with a safety pin while putting my race number on, but we won't go into that.) Did I mention it was really hot that day? My finish time was 32:06. Once again, thanks to MaryJane & Don Smallwood for snapping this pic of me.



Next up in 2010, I tackled the Roundtown Classic 5K. Had a blast! The Classic makes 2 loops around Mary Virginia Crites Park in Circleville--a pleasant course that alternates between a paved path and gravel trails that run through woods. And there was quite a crowd. On paper, my finish time of 33:47 would seem to be a poorer performance, but the Classic has some serious (for me, anyway) hills in it. The weather was as good as you can hope for in July--it was in the low 70s, and, thank God, cloudy and windless. Considering the hills, I would classify this run as my strongest performance so far this season. Thanks to Ralph & Debbie Large for snapping this picture of me post-race.