Thank you to my sponsors so far:
Maggie
Gramma and Grampa B
Uli
As my mom (Gramma B) mentioned in the comments below, my Aunty Jan is fighting breast cancer right now, so I will be running with her name on my bib.
My group ran 5K this morning. There was a long hill with a steep bit at the end that I had some trouble with (walked about half of it), and I had to stop running and walk after 3 10-and-1 intervals because of my knee. I had to quit my first clinic because of pain in my knee, and I don't want to injure it again, especially with my First! Ever! Race! next week. But 5K was a long way - it took a full 4 intervals to complete.
Clinic members finally started talking about the race today - it's a week away. Most of them appear to be running in Abbotsford - in the Fraser Valley. So it's just me from my group running in Vancouver. That's ok, I'll be running with another group anyway, and like I said a few days ago, I don't feel any great affection for most of my clinic group. There are a few women whose company I enjoy on the run, and will miss while I'm racing in Vancouver, but mostly they either grate on my nerves or have made no real impression on me. Besides I tend to be slow and lag behind - I'm alone for most of the run. I hope my team is either patient or slow next week.
Posted by Sarah at September 25, 2005 02:04 PMTake care of that knee and remember I came in last in my one and only 5K run, but I didn't cheat like some people who were behind me most of the way. Once I realized that I was last and there was nothing I could do about it except quit (a police officer offered me a ride to the finish line in his car) I decided to revel in being last and enjoyed holding up traffic in downtown Toronto. Besides now I can tell my class when they feel bad about not being first that I came in last and it was still fun. Enjoy your run!
Posted by: Gramma B at September 26, 2005 12:03 AM