It was chilly when I parked the jeep in the garage at Reston Town Center at 8:30, fashionably early for a 10:00 race start. That's how determined I was to start the new year off on a good note! It took a total of 5 minutes for me to walk to the store, pick up my packet and get back to the jeep.
In the first 20 seconds, some b*tch stepped right on my bad foot. Not happy.
The rest of the event was pretty uneventful. 3.1 miles seemed like a long ways to go, but it was out and back on the W&OD trail, which I was oh-so familiar with, meaning no surprises. There was a little teaser on the last part as they made us loop around the back end of the town center instead of taking the most direct route. Logically, I knew that based upon my Garmin that we had a little more to do, but for some reason, my head kept thinking "almost there".
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| OMG - awful race photo :-/ |
The end was a slight downhill... I finished, grabbed a water and walked back to the jeep as my cool down. It was a no-thrills race, but I was happy to start the year off well. I also really like this race shirt -- so comfy!!
