MLK jr weekend

MLK jr weekend is upon us. Other than Jesus Christ, he is a true hero. With the blessing of God, he spawned radical, positive change to a racist society, who chose to ignore what was in the constitution and the bible, as far as I am concerned, in regards to equal rights and fair treatment to all humans, just based on skin color.

Saturday agenda-race?

These are the events I on my radar today:

1. st Pete beach classic 5k/10k
2. Bahamas marathon (and 4p relay/half/5k) weekend
3. ringling bridge run
4. MLK neon night/5k
5. Miramar pines rotary 10k/5k
6. human run
7. kidney pump 5k
8. dolphin dash 5k
9. MLK 5k (Naples)

You can automatically rule out the second (out of US). Being a God fearing and praising man, race for faith got my attention. Usually, I do #5 but with my lady doing the big move, I was forced to pass on it this year, despite the convenience. I planned on the latter when it was posted last year but when it came time to register this year, it was no longer on the schedule, so I couldn't do it. In fact, I had to pass on all events this day.

Instead, I took it easy and did the WINK news end hunger walk, held at miromar outlets. I literally found out about this on TV last night. I walked with Cheryl and when done, it was only 1 1/4 mile route through the mall and parking lot.

Sunday agenda-race?

These are the events I selected for this day:

a. Bahamas marathon (and 4p relay/half/5k) weekend
b. gift of life 5k
c. bay harbour islands 10k/5k
d. Naples half
e. honda classic 5k
f. key west half and 5k

You can automatically rule out the former (out of US). By the grace of God, I have a long streak of going Naples half, so the latter and all else is automatically eliminated. Unfortunately, for the first time in the history of the event, it was cancelled due to the weather; Also, e. was as well. Although I believe that with a delay (most severe conditions left the area), the race was possible, based on condition an hour prior, it would be understandable (heavy wind and rain, tornado warning and lightning).

Monday agenda-Martin Luther King jr 5k

Clint style synopsis:

The good: top 3, beat Juan again, time improved
The bad: originally skipped at award ceremony, still injured
The ugly: lost overall in .1 by 1 second

This race became what I hoped to avoid due to my injury-a challenge. In a nutshell, I battled to stay with Juan until we both got passed at mile 2. After that, I switched off to the other, using the same strategy, until mile 3. We both picked up the pace but I failed to hold on due to my right knee. Afterwards, I was told by a friend that he was a former Cuban Olympian. I can accept the loss better with that info.