My Ninth 5K

I just got back from Virginia where I did the 3rd Annual Freeze Your Gizzard 5K Cross Country Race. The emphasis here is on "Cross Country". It was in a park about an hour west of Fairfax, VA where my friends live. I guess I should know that "Cross Country" means running out on the grass, through the mud, up and down hills, over roots, and all the while looking out for ditches you might fall into, but it never occurred to me before the race. My friend, Dave, was advised by his doctor not to run, so I didn't get to compete against him, as planned, but it was still a lot of fun. The cold air and many hazards presented new challenges to me and it's possible these were the factors in my seemingly growing time in these 5Ks, but more likely it's that I haven't been really working out lately. I've been really busy with shipping satellite radio orders, traffic tickets, servers that crash and force me to fly back from trips to other parts of the country, and all sorts of other things that distract you from exercising. I've also been eating without caution. I'm a total bum. If you have any words of motivation, please share them. Also, my back is starting to hurt and I think it's related to the pounding on my spine while running. This should be a good motivator to lose some more weight, but I'm really so swamped with work that I don't have the energy right now.

Enough complaining. I bought some new sneakers down in Virginia. They're basically just this years version of my old sneakers. I like them. They're very cool.

My time was 27:55 - I don't know if this is good for a Cross Country 5K... but, I DID come in 3rd place in the Men 30-34 Division, so that's cool!

Freeze Your Gizzard 5K Cross Country Race - Bib # 533
Leesburg, VA
November 19, 2005

Overall Place: 83/278
Age Place: 3/11
Gender Place: 65/141
Pace: 9:01

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