First Place

We headed to College Station this weekend for the Armadillo Dash. I had heard that they had cool t-shirts and you know it is all about the swag, so I signed up for the half marathon and yes, they did have cool t-shirts and the stuffed armadillo made Alex very happy. I was a little nervous about the half because I had just run the Austin Half a few weeks earlier and it took a lot out of me and I really had shaved a lot of minutes off of my first half so I felt I had to get another PR for the Armadillo as well. Lots of pressure that I have only myself to blame. The race went very well, despite the very boring course (lots of highway and a little neighbourhood tour) I ran well and felt fairly good till about mile 11 which is where I lost a little of my time but nonetheless finished in a PR of 1:49:21. It was also such a thrill to have Jay and Alex there at the finish line to see me cross. To top it all off I actually received first place for my age division which might have been a fluke but it made me quite proud of myself anyway. Going home with a first place trophy doesn't happen very often and more than likely will not happen again. Note the sign, it wasn't made for me but I claimed it anyway.