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| Run the Mounds - at the start of the race |
Last weekend at the Muncie Mini the cutest old man sparked a conversation with John and I in our Boston jackets. He ran Boston several times (many years ago) and we really enjoyed swapping running stories with him. Turns out, he runs with a local running club, Anderson Road Runners, and shared information about a 5 mile trail run on Sunday - sounded perfect to me!! I have been intrigued by the idea of trail running for a few years now and really think it is the 'next step' in my running.
John ended up injuring his hip at the mini so he agreed to come out and take pictures. Jackson wanted to try the 5 mile run so I signed up the two of us (Mya had orchestra).
Turned out to be a beautiful fall day - cool, bright, windy. The hills were crazy hard - I'll never disrespect the flat Indiana roads we run on again!
I took first place in the women's masters division (yup...over 40 age group -- affectionately referred to as the 'old lady age group') - took home a cool medal, new back pack, and sweat towel.
Jackson has been fighting a cold all week and didn't do as well as he wanted...but a PR for him as it was his first 5 mile race -- and a tough one at that!
