1:00:31

I ran the 8-Mile race today in a time of 1:00:31. I had set my over/under finish at 1 hour. My biggest hope was to finish under an hour but that didn't happen. Since I wasn't wearing a watch and there were no pace clocks on the road course, I didn't know what my time was until I arrived at the finish line. It wouldn't have made a difference because I was going all out throughout the race. I remember hitting the wall at Mile 5. Some of those hills were taking a toll on me. But in Mile 6 I could feel myself with a second wind and even began to pass a few runners. I almost didn't run this morning. The rain was coming down hard a few hours before the start and the idea of running in those conditions didn't trill me. I also wasn't feeling all that good. I had stomach cramps. In the end, I did go and I'm glad. It never rained during the race and the sun came out in the last mile. I think it was the 4th of July.