This was, for me, kind of a busy weekend. A dress run, on top of a race, along with regular weekend stuff? I’m glad we got an extra hour!

Before going on and on about running stuff, I want to update you about “No Shave November.” There were several really great suggestions about what and who to watch. I appreciate the feedback. I am using the suggestions where I can. 30 days is a long time, after all. I can’t give a definitive list of everything I’ll be watching, but I will say Tombstone was day 2. That movie is at least 80% mustache. I would like to pick a Clark Gable film that isn’t Gone With The Wind. For day 3 I’m thinking Kill Bill volume 2. The flowing beard, mustache, eyebrow, and hair combo are impossible to ignore and tough to beat. Days 4 is probably going to be Shaft 1971.

On to adventures!

On Saturday, Sydney and I dressed up in purple dresses and ran around midtown k.c. with the pearl necklace hash house harriers. It was something. Love those people.

I woke up early Sunday. Earlier than I wanted. I had forgotten about the time change. Fall back! Lol, it’s useless. I had to be at Longview swim beach early for packet pickup. It was perfect running weather. Rainy with no lightning. Cool, but not cold. If i hadn’t been pacing, i would have tried to set a new personal record.

But i was pacing. I was pacing the 2:30 finish time. A pace of 11:27 minute miles. I love pacing! I try to keep it fun without being obnoxious. Motivating without being overbearing. And, most importantly, on time.

The rain made things interesting. The paper flag showing the target time fell off less than three miles in. For ten miles, when I thought it was necessary or appropriate, I would shout out “two and a half! Finish time of two thirty!” That’s just one of my very funny jokes.

I thought it should have been a dentist doing that pace time. Get it? That’s it. Those were the only jokes.

I finished very close to on time. According to my garmin, I finished the seconds late. Officially, I finished in two hours, thirty minutes and thirty seconds. It was as close to perfect as I could ever hope for.