Barber to Boise

Hannah and I

Timothy and Hannah

Here we are with Aunt Daryl. She's my inspiration and best supporter. She started running at the age of 50, and says it's the best thing she ever did. She flew to Boise to see us do this race.

Hannah finished next to last in her age group at 41:39, despite having pneumonia last weekend.

Tom finished the 10k race in 1:05:50. He was also next to last in his age group. 

My nightmare was that I'd be last of all the racers, people would have all gone home, and the workers at the finish line would be looking at their watches wondering if I'd ever show up. The closer I got to the finish line the better I felt. I was tired, really tired, but I could see the end coming. I kept telling myself that I was almost done and I could finish strong. 

It's really amazing how much energy you get from hearing people cheer and the loud music at the finish line. I had no intention of speeding up at the end. I felt I was drained and had done all I could, but as I crossed the start point I suddenly had more energy and started speeding up. I ran (not sprinting) the last 100 yards and crossed the finish line. 54.01 was my time. I took 3.5 minutes off Thursday's time. I was last in my age group and next to last overall in running. There were 3-4 walkers after me. So my nightmare didn't come true. 

More details on the other blog Rediscovering Me