April showers

Friday marked an anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, a man, I feel, was sent by God to improve the civil rights of the oppressed. Although black Americans were the largest recipients, we were not the only ones. Most Hispanics today forgot how they were classified on our level in the past. Although men loved women, it was not shown in terms of civil rights. As Dr. King stated he might not get there (the promised land of freedom) with us, his dream did become reality, not perfect, but way better than before he got involved. He knew that he, like Jesus, would be persecuted and ultimately murdered, for making changes to benefit society. Oh, by the way, those are my heroes. Let us all pay our respects to the ultimate civil rights leader.

Saturday agenda-5k?

Two 5k events were held, one south and one north. I passed on both of them, due to the distance. I now must forfeit some races because of the rising gas prices. The one south was turtle kraals 5k in key west and the north was an inaugural-Rooney's 5k in Jupiter. Instead, I cross trained on inline skates, going 1.1 miles short of a half marathon in under an hour, among my best times, despite the wind! Normally, I avoid strenuous work prior to a race, but I heard it was going to rain for sure on Sunday, so I cut the grass. It's a big yard, so that took several hours to do that solo.

Sunday agenda-5k?

Yes! It was called let my people run. Although it barely drew a hundred people, the top guys were high quality & I was in danger of leaving without an award. I didn't realize how much all that I did yesterday was going to affect me today. On top of that, I got a nagging foot injury last week that has not left yet. I failed to break 19, and like Serena Williams did in game #2 of the finals yesterday, I literally gave away the master title. I had to settle for a generic age group medal while he stayed awhile, all giddy (yep, he left when he lost the last 2 times) with his trophy. I got a wake up call! I can't assume he running well. He did a time I should of, while my below par performance left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Although nothing great to write home about, they had their best post race refreshment party. Did I mention that it was raining & was windy before and during the race, especially after the 15 minute delay for no valid reason? Without time splits, I was unaware how poorly I was running. Since God did allow me to place, I have no real right to complain, but hey, that's human nature.

Honorable mention

* the April showers let loose in the evening
* teammate Allen won his age group
* george won again