April fool!

Based on yesterday, I felt like Friday, April fool!

Friday agenda-5k

I got overall at the Syracuse 5k! I had outkick the nearest competitor with my patented 'master kick'.

Saturday agenda-race!

Last year, I was blessed to win a race & an airline to boot. So much has been happening that it slipped my mind til near the last minute. Now, it was either use it or lose; I chose the former and decided to visit my home state. My decision forced me to miss the following events:

1. seafarers 5k
2. food allergy 5k
3. loop the lake ride
4. run to stop MS

However, the Lord gave me an offer I couldn't refuse-a double header! Yeah, I would have been able to this at 'home' but this opportunity allowed for personal achievements. Believe it or not, I have never placed in any U.S. state other than Florida in regards to a sporting event! The events where staged at the same place as the world's fair, Flushing Meadows park, across from the Mets stadium. This was my first race in Queens, the last burrough I lived in as a child way back.

Saturday agenda 1-Karhu 5k

Forced to miss this in Miami because it started after the half, I got my chance up north when they did the reverse. Unfortunately, the started late, which would affect the next event. Karhu learned from their drastic error in Miami in regards to the beat the bear promotion. They hired an extremely fast runner but just in case he failed, the stipulation was the first ten that beat him win shoes, regardless of sex. Guess what? Synopsis, Clint Eastwood style:

The good: I won my age category & made the top ten!
The bad: I still couldn't beat the bear & a woman beat me to boot!
The ugly: I barely broke 22 minutes, the worst 5k this year!

Saturday agenda 2-half marathon

This is the main event. Due to the late start & logistics (where I finished as opposed to where the start is), I was extremely late to start. In fact, I couldn't get timed properly because the start mat was removed due to the looping course & bib # interference at finish. That plus the 'circumstances' damaged my ego so I wound up using this as an easy training run. Even though I began last under all, I finished somewhere mid-pack. Also, this is half #9 for the year!

what are the circumstances? Due to limited finances & insufficient planning, I did not get a hotel. I left Friday night & got there Saturday morning, about 1 am. I took the last bus to its end & then was forced to transfer to get to my destination. Once there, I had to search on foot as to where it was staged (another hour). Once there, I had to hide somewhere from the frigid weather (barely 40) and wind; not again! When I left Miami, it was in the 80's.

Sunday agenda-race!

Aware that my previous day's activities would weaken me, I chose the multirace season opener tri as a relay. This also would be my first multisport event of the year. However, I had to skip the following to accomplish this:

a. gumbo limbo 10k
b. vista view 360
c. run to stop MS
d. aids walk Miami

I picked the same teammates I used last year to honor my fallen lifetime partner, Jollie-Pam to swim & Mike to run. She improved on her swim & he held up well on the run. I was surprised & pleased with my bike split; All that off season cycling paid off! We won the co-ed triathlon division and broke an hour in the process.

Honorable mention

* the Friday agenda is an April fool joke! Sadly, that didn't happen.
* Runners depot wins the vista view relay
* George back on the scene & the podium, #1 ag
* Jon W runs (& places in) 5+ events within 3 days!
* Congrats to all my RD teammates with their respective wins in their respective races