Good Friends, Great Race

Last Sunday was the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run. It was my first 10-miler and I finished in 1:39:24, which was right on par with my goal of under 1:40:00. #

Before the race, Millie Gratzl, Linda Vo and I waited in the porta potty line for what seemed like forever. Victoria Kurak made the wise move to escape this madness and warm-up for the race. However, Victoria did miss the hilarious comment from the man in line and the absolutely disgusting toilet seat Millie encountered. #

I’ll save the toilet seat story for a later date. The comment from the man in line was along the lines of, “Oh, I thought this was the line for the start of the race.” After reading that comment you can probably start to imagine how long the porta potty line was. Linda later told me she was freaking out about the line although she was 100 percent calm while we waited. #

Millie Gratzl and I ran most of the race together. She is officially my pace car and I can’t wait to run another race with her. She kept me on pace in the beginning and I kept her moving at the end. It made the race more enjoyable to have someone by my side, which was strange because I love running alone. We had just met that morning and by the end of the day we were talking about what race we were signing up for next. #

The best part of the race was the post-race mimosa. The group headed to brunch at Whitlows and celebrated a great finish, the amazing weather and great friends. #