There were probably over 500 people participating, including the walkers. The race was sponsored by Lawrence & Memorial Hospital (which is where I was born). There were several teams of runners from the various hospital departments and their matching shirts all had catchy slogans: labor and delivery had hot pink shirts with "Fundus Among Us" on the back, the pharmacy people's shirts said "Drugs R Us," the surgery said "Slash and Dash," and the physical therapy shirts said "Rehab: Not just for addicts." I got to read all these shirts not just while milling around before the start but while they passed me throughout the course. :o) I started near the front line and finished the race at a blistering pace for me, but well behind the pack (I came in 244th--the winner could have almost ran the race a 2nd time and still beaten me). Actually, I finished in the top 50th percentile for my age group, which is a massive improvement over my finish at my first 5K in September. The top finishers all had sub-six minute mile times, and the top female finisher was a 15 year old. Some time I'd like to watch one of these races from the finish line because I'm curious to see just how fast a 6-minute mile is (since I'll never get there myself). These are the people that take themselves a little too seriously for my taste. But I hope they're having fun. And the winners got a little trophy.
Overall I feel like I ran well, and I am proud to say I didn't puke, unlike the guy I passed at the three mile mark. :o) However, I think I should have stretched more because now and then I catch myself walking around like a stiff-limbed zombie. And that's only after a 3.5 mile race. I don't see myself in any 10K's anytime soon!
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