Red Nose Run

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Yesterday dawned wet and balmy.

I brewed the coffee and checked the weather, dreading having wet feet.  I dressed in a tank top and my new Nike shorts.

This was my first time to do the Red Nose Run, which benefits Ronald McDonald House.  It consists of a 5k and a 10 miler.  I elected to go with the 10 miler, in hopes of shedding off the last of my holiday laziness!

The rain stopped as I was walking up to the starting line.

Laugh if you will, but my current run jam is Jessie J's Domino!  I'm all about some glittering raining down on me!

I ran the first 3 miles slightly too fast, but the good thing was it enabled me to catch Sarah Dudley around mile 5.  Thank you Sarah for your support!  She had a solid pace going, under 9 minutes, and definitely pushed me through the last half of the race.  We had to do that killer hill from Lakeshore up to Mountain Brook village. I wasn't hurting-but I was feeling winded.

I came in 19th overall in my age group 25-29.

Overall time: 1:31:18 

Pace:  9:08

I feel blessed to have two strong legs that get me from place to place...so I use them.