Texas Asics 20 Miler

Held November 2006

Run Info
20 miles
8:50 pace
3:04:00 finish

This was a pretty fun time. It was one of Val and Brad's first races. Val and I did the 20 mile, and Brad did the 10 mile. I made my debut as a "stunt runner" on a COLD Saturday morning in downtown Dallas. I wore a hockey mask, weilded a bloody knife, and had no shirt on. The idea is that it would be like I was chasing the other runners around motivating them to keep it up. The fans all got a laugh out of it, including the traffic cops at the intersections. The biggest downside to the mask was that it muffled my voice a little so I couldn't be as verbal as I would've liked. It was still a good time. I've never had a better time freezing my butt off. Leah, Kristen and Jay (a newer teacher at Horn) were there with my for most of it. Leah was the only one to keep a consistent pace the whole time. Kristen dropped off around mile 11, I took off faster around 12, and jay dropped off from Leah around 15 I think. Brad and I both came in 2nd and 3rd in our age divisions but didn't get awards...kind of a bummer. We went home afterwards to watch the Aggies run out of time against Nebraska, but it was a good game anyway. It's Sunday evening and my legs don't really feel sore at all. This time last weekend, my legs felt shot after the half marathon. I guess this is a good sign!