You all are so kind! Even if the material awards were by default, I'm so tickled to have such cool momentos of my first race. And Aggie_Ama, you're right... I'm pretty proud of myself for kicking my own butt as much as I did! We weren't there for the "competition," per se, but to have finished 14 miles with an average speed of almost 17mph is a big personal achievement for me! I can't wait to do another timed event!

This has even me want to try running again... I have a leg-length discrepancy and I've not yet found a good compensation for it for running, which is another topic for another day. I think I just need to just bite the bullet and buy some new shoes and have a cobbler build me a lift for one. Anyway, maybe next time I'll be able to "do the du" solo.