A new low; A new high.

OK, so Thursday evening May 22, 2008 we (Don, Jill, me) go to run a 5K with Team Hoyt (Keep in mind that I've run about 3 miles since the marathon.) I had a bowl of Cheerios at about 3:30 PM and the race was at 6:30 PM. Who knew that wasn't enough time? I wasn't having a really great race (Although the event was very fun.) I got passed, I mean like I was standing still by a nun, wearing a habit, pushing a jogging stroller. Really. I suck.

There were several nuns from a school there at the race. Apparently, running shoes are part of the habit. The nuns were there with a whole buncha kids from the school. The little kids had a race around the American Legion building there in Waltham while the bigger kids ran the 5K along with their teachers, the nuns. The nun who went smokin' by me had a special needs child in the stroller, thereby explaining the concept of the nun with the stroller. Thereby not explaining why I suck.

So today, Sunday May 25, 2008 I ran (Sort of) the annual Bostons Run To Remember, a law enforcement memorial event. This event has a half marathon or a 5-mile road race. Being all confident back in March when I signed up for it, naturally I signed up for the half-marathon. Jill had mentioned that she might run the half also. This was confirmed when she came screaming down the highway behind me in Jill-In-Da-Box. (AKA a Honda Element.) I was waffling on whether or not to swap to the 5-mile race. Well, I didn't. Today for the very first time, I ran (Sort of) a half marathon in under 3 hours. Whee. Official net time: 2:59:38. I'll take it thanks. After the marathon we had lunch and then I went to work. I was so proud of myself that I had coffee and donuts. Yeah yeah yeah. That's right- Donuts. I like donuts.