Skippo 20K

Today was the 20K Skippo Race.  This started on tired legs from yesterday's race.  It was very warm for November.  I was hot before the race started.  We intended to treat this as a training run.  We still competed.  Jim, Kathy and I were together at the halfway point and much of the second lap.  We lost Jim somewhere in the last lap.  Kathy and I crossed the finish line together.  It was great! 

My pace for the 10K yesterday was 10:34.  My pace for the 20K today was 12:15.  It was hard but we did it.  My mantra for today was "Pick your feet up, Buttercup".  I managed to stay on my feet.

When we got home I knew I should stretch.  I knew I should do my runner's yoga.  I wanted to do the kind of yoga where you curl up in the fetal position and someone plays a gong.  After a shower and hydrating, I did my runner's yoga and felt better.  I asked Jim if he wanted to do yoga with me and replied, "I am going to do my cool down sitting on the couch."

Next we watched the recap of the New York Marathon.  It was exciting to watch Shalane Flanagan win.  It was the first time a women from the USA won since 1977.  It is amazing to see how strong she was running at mile 26.