Walk of HEROes 5K

I ran the Walk of HEROes 5K in Decatur Saturday morning and got a nice little surprise. I came in first in my age group!
There were a couple of reasons why. First, it was a small community race and there were under 200 people participating and most of them were walkers.
Second, I got some very distressing news about a friend's cancer having returned and I was just angry for her, that she has to go through chemo, etc. again. Anger can be a great motivator!
So I ended up waiting for the awards ceremony and got a nice medal.

It wasn't a bad little race. I'm not sure I'll do it again. There were a few hiccups, such as the race starting a half hour late because the police escort didn't show up on time. Probably just a miscommunication, but everyone stood around wondering and the natives got restless. ha!
Mostly we groused about how we'd have slept in another half hour!
Still, it's these kinds of races that are much more intimate, and ones I stand a chance to win in my age group!