Mother's day 08

This weekend, I called anyone I could think of to wish a happy mom day, whether actual or potential. If I missed ya, sorry;I wish you a happy one too!

Saturday agenda-5k

A lot of events were held this day, prior to THE day. Guess which one I chose:
a. ALS 5k/10k in Miami
b. run for the roses in Broward
c. race for the arts in Palm Beach

Normally, I'd take a. due to proximity. However, I passed for one of the following reasons (guess):
a. I already preregistered for another event.
b. No master title
c. Medals instead of a better award
d. all of the above

I actually selected c. but I was unable to register online. Also, I had second thoughts considering how far it was (middle of the county). Therefore, as of Thursday, d. is the correct answer.

I knew that a. would likely give out medals & without the master title, decreased my odds at victory, b. had the most categories but the award is always a mystery (changes every race & year) and that c. would give out trophies (I won my age group there before) but the master title eluded me;I wanted to avenge that.

The run for the roses event was put on by the GFLRRC, headed by Cynthia, catered toward the women. They got a 5 minute head start & guys were told to catch 'em if they can. FYI-The overall male caught all but the top three! I cut my loss to about 20. I had a battle with Jeff P, a 50+ runner. Due to the extreme heat & humidity, and some hills, I was unable to beat him. Luckily for me, the race directors/organizers had various titles & he won the grandmaster title. Despite failing to break 19, I captured the master title. They had decent post race refreshments & a raffle. Louis made an appearance as a volunteer/supporter. In terms of awards, with this one, you roll the dice;I won! I got a curved glass plaque, nice. It happened to be the first time ever, since all the others were horizontal and this one was vertical.

Sunday agenda-mother's day

A du/tri in riviera beach was cancelled today, so rather than be lazy (not in my vocabulary), I did a long training ride. I hooked up with an Elite group. No, not the athletes but the store, headed by Olympians KC (he lead the ride) and JRod (out of town training for the Olympics). They helped to support the remaining 2 events of the KB trilogy last year. We wound up doing over 50 miles. After some recovery, I made some calls then headed out to visit my mom.

Honorable mention

* Gene, teammate, got his official PR & actually was faster than me
* Jon placed as usual
* Rubio family placed