Army Ten Miler

Song of note - "Somehow, Someday" by Ryan Adams. I got up really early and went to Fort Rucker for the Army Ten Miler. I sat around the starting line making small talk with the other racers and before I knew it, it was time to go! At first I was going really fast, but it felt really slow. I was trying to stick with the plan, so I slowed down more. I stayed on pace throughout the first half of the race. After the turnaround, it was harder going. Mostly uphill the second half, could not keep up with my marks. I told the guy at the 8 mile water point to "HIT ME". I wanted him to douse me with one cup (ICE COLD) water, and hand me the other cup. Unfortunately, I didn't verbalize this plan, and when I said (HIT ME!) He threw both cups at me. The water was so cold I almost went into shock, but I didn't. I came up on the 9.75 mile mark and there saw Stephanie and my Father-in-law. I said hi, and finished the race. 1:21:05, but the official time is slow, I estimate I was actually about 30 seconds faster. I finished 29th out of 93, and won my age group. Unfortunately, they were not giving awards for age groups, not mine anyway. They awarded the top 11 men and top 11 women trophies, along with fastest team, top men and women Masters and Grandmasters. I was not in the top 11 men, I was in the top 23 men. We came home and now I'm going to get a haircut. Have a nice day.