Jay’s Hope 10K – My new personal record
This morning, I ran the Jay’s Hope 10K. This is probably my favorite race out of the 10 or so that I’ve run so far. The Jay’s Hope organization offers assistance to children with cancer. This organization is especially important to my family because:
- one of the therapists that Kimberlie works with was Jay’s godfather
- one of my co-workers has a little boy with a similar brain tumor as Jay had
- the little boy mentioned above is a friend of Tristan
- Tristan is about the same age that Jay was when he died
The course is also great — a run from Central City Park all the way along the River Walk, which is one of the coolest things about Macon. This morning there was a 5K and a 10K. I opted for the longer race.
I crossed the finish line at 57:11. That’s more than 10 1/2 minutes faster than my previous 10K, which was just 2 months ago. It wasn’t a pleasant run. It was absolutely FRIGID at the beginning. I did find some nice atheletes who helped me pace myself.
For the first time in my life, I placed! I got 3rd place for my age group (25- 29). Instead of a trophy, I got a nice ornament hand made by a child who is dying of cancer, which of course I’ll cherish forever. What an awesome race!
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:10 pm
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April 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
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