Chopperguy's TNT Blog

Well, this week has been uneventful. I started the week out with a Sinus infection so I didn't get to train until Thursday night. Ran just over 2 1/2 miles at a pretty fast clip. Friday, I took a rest since I was to run the Ntelos 8K today.

The morning started at 5:00, windy, raining and warm, really warm. 65 degrees in November warm. Before the race, it rained a bit, but once it started, it was all clear. Of course my wife and I started out in the "slow" corral. She was supposed to be in the fast corral, and I in the slow. That was messed up since I had the fast corral, and she the slow. The bad thing about being in the slow corral, getting around all the walkers.

We started out together, keeping a nice pace for the first mile, dodging the walkers and slower runners. That's when I had to let the wife go. I kept her in my sights until just after 2 miles, but then she was gone. I will have to continue to work on my running legs.

I had 3 goals today... Survive, check... Run more than I walked, check... and finish in under an hour, check.

My finishing time: 55:31, 5 minutes behind the wife. I'll be up to her speed soon. It would be nice to actually run one of these things WITH her, and not way behind her.

Tomorrow is a rest day, I think it's well deserved!