{"id":3232,"date":"2015-07-04T11:02:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2015-07-04T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T17:39:08","slug":"green-street-mile-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3232","title":{"rendered":"Green Street Mile Race Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was race day.<\/p>\n

To be honest, I was afraid of this race. \u00a0I’ve never raced just one mile before. \u00a0I usually race marathons and further. \u00a0I like to be able to take my time a little bit and get warmed up…enjoy the scenery along the way. With a one mile race, there is not time to dawdle. \u00a0The say, “Go” and you run for all you’re worth until you cross the finish line.<\/p>\n

It hurts!<\/p>\n

I carpooled up to Tupelo, Mississippi, with a couple of my Mississippi running friends. \u00a0We have a lovely drive. \u00a0Took our time.<\/p>\n

We encountered some very heavy rain while heading north to Tupelo and had to slow down quite a bit. \u00a0People were pulled over to the side of the road but we just kept on moving. \u00a0We had a race to get to!<\/p>\n

We arrived at the race around 6:35 and registered. \u00a0It was race day only registration. \u00a0Most people had already filled out their paperwork and brought it with them. \u00a0We had not so we stood there and filled out the necessary forms and checked the box that said we promised not to to sue them if we died or broke a leg during their event. \u00a0After that, we decided to walk the mile to the race start.<\/p>\n

The race was supposed to start at 7:30 so we had the time to kill.<\/p>\n

It was pouring in Tupelo this morning! \u00a0Holy cow but it was raining!!! \u00a0We were soaked! \u00a0HA!<\/p>\n

As we were taking out own sweet time walking down the road (it was 6:55 by now), the Race Director pulled up next to us in his pickup truck. \u00a0The tail gate was down and he hollered at us, “Hop on!”<\/p>\n

We hopped on the back of the very wet tailgate and he stomped on the gas. \u00a0We were trying not to slide off the back! \u00a0We also passed four Tupelo police cars riding like that. \u00a0Here were 4 of us women sitting on the tailgate, while a man was speeding down the road. \u00a0The police didn’t seem to find anything strange about that in the least.<\/p>\n

The race director reached the starting line and stopped the truck. \u00a0He leaned out the window and told us to hop off. \u00a0So, we did.<\/p>\n

As we joined the other runners at the starting line as the race director yelled out of his truck window, “Ready. \u00a0Set. \u00a0Go!”<\/p>\n

We started running for all we were worth!!! Hahaha!!! \u00a0It sure was a good thing he picked us up or we would have missed the race!<\/p>\n

I placed 2nd in my Age Group (50-59) and received a nice trophy for my efforts. \u00a0Everybody in my carpool placed! \u00a0YAY, us!!!<\/p>\n

All in all a very wet and very successful racing day.<\/p>\n

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