Once again, we all beat Beethoven. (Did I ever mention that a guy actually represents Beethoven in this race, running the 32 minute pace and wearing a crazy wig and coat tails? Pretty fun.) *So what can I say? I'm pretty fast. In fact, I'm pretty and I'm fast. This seems to be a good race for us each year. While much of it is slightly downhill, it does have quite a bit of slight uphill - especially at the end.
We left the kids with our friends the Bairds who live in PG right next to the new rec. We missed them, but were both able to run a pretty quick race without them! Jonny placed first in Men 20-29 and third overall. (He says there were some unregistered CC boys in front of him though.) I was closely followed by a CC girl the entire race, but was able to keep ahead by starting my finish line sprint sooner than I usually do and placed first woman overall - for the fifth time this summer! It was pretty exciting when the man at the 1 mile mark told me I was the first female. And it was even more exciting when I saw the clock and knew I could make it in under 21 minutes. That may be faster than my HS times! I will have to dig through my journals and see what my CC race pace was. So yes, it was fun to run a fast one, feel good, and set a new downhill course PR. Dad, Mom, and Drew also placed in their divisions. See official results here.
One reason this race is always one of my favorites is that the Mittons run it too. This year Abby ran and Todd pushed McKay while Allyson and Alex cheered us all on. I sincerely love this family and treasure any time I get to spend with them. The triplets are all looking like teenagers, I hardly even recognized McKay! We chatted for quite a while before and after and decided that next year we'll plan to do breakfast together. Can't wait!
*Jonny sneaked this part in when I left the room. I decided to leave it in. We are the only ones who read this, after all!
