Run like a girl

This morning I ran the Atlanta Women's 5K, sponsored by the Atlanta Track Club.
It's the first year I've run this 5K, which starts and finishes in Candler Park in Atlanta's Druid Hills area.
Let me just stay from the outset, the Druid Hills area is aptly named. Darn there are a couple of steep hills on this course!
It was a lovely morning for a race and it was wonderful to see so many women out there pounding the pavement.

Well, sort of dark, but the race start

I didn't run my best time this morning, but I was still very satisfied with my performance. I kind of tweaked an old running injury, so I should be very happy with my time. I worried I had strained the muscle enough that I'd have to walk the last half of the race, but I did OK with a little walking and more running.
This race was the same morning as the Tour deCatur, which is really the race I had wanted to run with my friend Julie, but I might consider this race again next year. The really nice technical T-shirt alone was worth it!
My next race is The Color Run. I hope to have lots of pictures to post of that. I expect to end the race looking like a tie-dyed hippie!