I was very thirsty. I forgot to get some sports drink for the trip down and ended up drinking a diet soda. I hate water! I did not have any problems lifting my knee during the race. I was able to easily clear the ground with each step. What an improvement! And having the GPS watch made a big difference as it gave me visual feedback on how well I was doing. When I felt I was running slow, I'd check my watch and see that I was actually running faster than I thought, which encouraged me to keep it up and even push myself to run a little faster.

Nothing! It was my best run ever!!!

Just walked around and waited for the official race results.


Not my hips or knee, but rather just running out of breath. I slowed to a walk around mile 1.5 for about a dozen steps, then ran again until about mile 2.5, where I walked for 100 steps. I ran again until about mile 3.4 and walked for about six steps, and then ran again.


My best race ever! I feel really, really good about this race! My knee doesn't hurt, and my hips hurt only a little bit!