Super bowl XLIV

Super bowl XLIV also coincides with my age, since the match up between the best of the AFC vs the NFC began in the same year I was born. Today was national wear red day in regards to heart disease/awareness, which hits close to home. February is also black history month & began this Monday. Tuesday, the 2nd, also marked my 2 year anniversary as a member on the runner's depot racing team. The weekend will be super!

Saturday morning agenda-5k

There were a plethora of events in the morn. Guess which one I chose?

a. Melbourne 5k (& 10)
b. delray beach 5k
c. race for faith 5k
d. maroone 5k
e. walk for wishes 5k

Last year, I did the inaugural melbourne music half marathon. The full was a double loop; ya'll know I hate that. I was not very impressed but admit the bridges were a challenge. This year, they held smaller distance races that can serve as a tune up for the main event. I opted against it due to distance.

b. Although less distant, it would still be quite a drive considering I live south of Kendall; I passed on it.

c. Also in Palm beach county, this posed the same challenge in regards to getting to it. My best choices left were both in Broward.

Using the been there, done that rule, I skipped d for e. Due to ING half, I was still tight & had to compete against a fresh master, Walthon. Needless to say, I lost the battle against him and had to settle for runner up. Despite failing to break 19, my overall position was the best of the year & did not come easy. I had to outlast Humberto to earn this distinction. This was a master's race as the top 3 overall were all over 40! Yep, we aint dead yet so watch out, kids! All participants who placed got medals so you know I was disappointed.

Saturday evening agenda-5k

This was a fun run put together by the boca raton road runners in front of their headquarters, runners edge. I found just days before and scrambled to put together a team. When we got there to register, we found out that this was not a traditional 5k. Teammates had to be tied together by the wrists in order to vy for an award (gift certificates). Naturally, the BRR club had loaded every category with top caliber runners on their racing team so that #1 no outsiders would win & #2 have an awesome showing for the team. In light of this, the prospective teammate decided to run as individual, leaving me with no choice but to follow suit. The run was more challenging than expected due to the heavy winds. Also, it got cold fast. The post race was the best of the weekend. In fact, I rate it 5 star, as it had hot meals (burgers), plenty of food & snacks, plus sufficient drinks to quench the thirst. I got in a good training run & had fun at the same time.

Sunday agenda-5k

Well, since I passed on repeating the melbourne music half marathon, I had a choice between a race in Dade county (tribute to the military) or Broward (butterfly 5k). I chose the latter because #1 the categories are limited, decreasing my chances at a victory, #2 the best I could get would be a medal, #3 Although a 5k was available, only 10k participants would be eligible for an award. Considering I have already competed a marathon & 3 halves, I opted for a shorter distance. Although I failed to win my category by mere seconds, I was elated that it was under 19. The results gave me optimism that my recovery from injury is coming to pass. I finally got the monkey off my back by breaking 19 & finishing in the top ten.