No, I haven’t forgotten to blog about San Fran… or Japan <img src=”http://www.iammike.org/cutenews/data/emoticons/tongue.gif”/><br/><br/>Caitlin and I made our way up to <a href=”http://www.landon.net/” target=”_blank”>Landon School</a> in Bethesda this weekend to participate in <a href=”http://www.dcroadrunners.org/races/race-results/611-dcrr-cross-country-3-miler.html” target=”_blank”>our first cross country (offroad) race in years</a>. Turned out to be a great time, but the course was HARD. A good number of hills, draining heat, and there was no way it was only 3 miles as advertised; most folks were two minutes off their 5K (3.1 mile) times.<br/><br/>Anyway, I had a decent race. Died a bit at the end, but it seemed like everyone else did too. I led the 2nd pack (that’s how I usually roll… I’m one of the best of the second bests) for two miles, had a guy pace me in the final one, and ended in 6th place. Got a hat out of it! I finished in 20:45, which really can’t be compared against anything other than this race next year [assuming they keep the same course, which they didn’t this year].<br/><br/>Caitlin, on the other hand… Finished in 22:26 and WON HER FIRST RACE AS AN ADULT! She finished more than 30 seconds ahead of the second placed female. She received a hat and $20 gift certificate to a running store for her effort. GO CAITLIN!<br/>
Race: Cross Country 3+ Miler
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You two are both amazing! I’m jealous.
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Woohoo…Caitlin is the best of the best…and you are the best of the seconds! Awesome!
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I don’t mean to rain on her parade, but her competition was a bit lacking. In these shorter races, we’re about equal in terms of age/gender overall ability. As we go over a half marathon, she wins.
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She is just showing off so you will buy her dinner after the race. Once she’s a preggy, she won’t run as fast.
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No babies!
But I’d still run super fast if I were preggy!
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My achievements have landed me in this week’s Arlington Running Round-Up in the paper twice this week. Wee!!
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