After having a pair of so-so races, I went to the Shepard's Door 5k, the middle of a three race in three weekend stretch, not really high on my chances for a good time. After only besting my time from last year my 20 seconds at Paris Mtn, I decided that it was time for a change in race day gear. Gone was the blue shirt and shorts in favor of the white 2010 Greenville Downtown 5k and black Adidas shorts (which were a steal at $5!) Well as superstitious as I am, the combo worked. The start gun went off and I was neck and neck with a pair of 17 year olds. I ran hard and was waiting on them to show me my age and go, except when we got to the hill I took off and never looked back, somehow I found myself leading...leading at halfway, leading at the two mile mark, leading at 2.5 miles, get to 2.75 and I have company. After a sprited battle on the hill, he passes me and takes off for the finish, I give pursuit but it is futility at this point I am racing the clock. Can I do better than the 20:51 that I did last year on this course? I speed toward the finish 20:25, yep, by 26 seconds, AND I finished second. What a great run...what a great boost for Sunrise the next weekend. Speaking of Sunrise (5 miles), I bested my time from last year by a minute and a half after an incredible week of training, oh yeah and finished ahead of the guy who beat me the week before! Maybe it is the outfits...well no more races until I go back to Gaffney in July for the Peachfest 10k, then Paris Mtn 7k in August ( what am I thinking, race up a mountain in mid-August in South Carolina?) then the goal of 2011...Camp Croft Half Marathon.
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