I did the first 2 miles in under 22 mins, took a minute water break to wait for friends, and then finished slowly. I really wanted to finish strong and sprint the last 10th, so I slowed way down the last mile. I knew I was near the end when my friends started walking back down the course to finish with me (embarassing but fun). I started sprinting and my friend who'd finished a few mins earlier was sprinting with me and said "come on Sarah you can do it, you can beat me!" So I kicked it into high gear and sprinted HARD. I had my trainer on my left and the pastor of my church on my right and I just nailed it. I told my friend the whole time "I hate you I hate you I hate you"....but felt so good. She has the endurance advantage for long hauls, I have the long legs advantage for short sprints. Fun! There was a ton of people cheering me on all along the way, so that was fun. Fun fun fun!
Here are some pictures.
Me in all black waving at the camera on the first mile. Running with the pastor of my church.
Not sure what I'm doing here, laughing I guess, don't know who the kid is. Not mine.
Not sure why Jeff went for the rear view, but I'm running with my trainer and her 8 year old.
Me with the friends who came back and got me, sprinting to the finish. Don't know the lady in gray, don't even remember seeing her.
Me right after I finished, Em running up to hug me.
Finished!
