The “What’s the Hurry?” 10K

Saturday I did the Dandelion Dash 10K. I biked the 3 miles to Yahara Park and helped with registration from 7:30-8:30. Then ran the race—or that's what I called it. I was bucking for the very low standard of 11:00/mile or less.

My legs felt tight the entire 6.2 miles, and I could feel every single one of the 450 miles I'd biked in the last month. I walked when I got tired, which was often. At two different times I saw Hasher friends who were volunteering on the course, so stopped to chat with them for a couple minutes. No rush about these things.

I finished dead last with a time of 1:06:03. BUT... nevertheless beat 11:00 miles (that came to about 10:38/mile). YEA! I also came in second in my age group. The moral to this is: You don't have to be good to win, place, or show—just outlive those other bitches.