In my little part of the world there aren’t many local runs to test your fitnees. The largest in the city takes place in late April and is called the run to end MS. This is attended by about 300 local and some out of town runners each year. It has a 5k, 10k and half marathon to choose from. In addition it also has a kids run to finish off the day.
I like to do the 10k as it was the first race I did back in 2003 to mark the beginning of my fitness comeback (such as it is). This year was a tough year with a strong headwind on the way out and unseasonal heat on the way back. Most runners sturggled to finish with a time close to what they thought they were capable of. I was happy with my 41:28.
This brings me to my new personal best I set this weekend. The other “race” in the area is the fund raising day for the Cornwall Children’s Treatment Centre.
Blog de Phil's Trophy
It has just about everything you could think of to raise money. The activities include a bike a thon, rock a thon, horse back riding, swim a thon and 5 and 10k runs. They are organized as races by they are lacking in the organization department.
I completely knew this when entering but had a hidden agenda for taking part. My friend Blog de Phil did the race last year and finished first. For his efforts he received a beautiful trophy that looked like the Heisman Trophy. A have to admit that when I saw that trophy for the first time I was jealous. I had to do the race the next year to get it.
I toed the line along with a small group of local runners this weekend and flew through the course in a time of 15:39 and finished first! Too bad the course was really only 4.2k. The 10k course was also short by 1k also with the winner of that race finishing in 28 min. and change. He was usually a 33 min. runner and was not amused. So now I have to wait for a phone call where I will be told where to pick up my trophy and apparently come to some awards dinner.
If anything, it was real ego boost to run a really fast 5k time. Hey, I’ll take it when I can get it.
It finially happens. You medal in your race and all the hard work over the past months has paid off. You proudly accept your medal at the post race ceremony and maybe even wear it during the drive home.
Now you can display your well earned hardware in a sleek case that looks great on a self, desk or nightstand. The highly polished acrylic case is designed to allow a quick change when you bring home your latest award.