Kimmy--don't be bummed about placing! You should be proud to wear that medal. I almost always place in my AG even though my best 5k time is 27:30. I'm in the 25-30 AG which I've noticed tends to be the least competitive. I think it's because it's the age where we tend to be buying first houses, starting careers, raising toddlers, being pregnant . . . etc. But, whatever the reason, I'm one of the few who choose to get up at 5 AM to relentlessly pound the pavement, push back the guy packets, and show up on race day. That alone deserves a medal.

Speaking of deserving a medal: I did 3 mile trail run with 3 sets of 4 stair repeats up brutal sand dunes. I had a lovely audience of senior citizens perched on some park benches that cheered me on. This was by far the hardest interval training I've done yet.