This was a tough race and definitely my worst of the year. I'm talking about the 37th annual Lincoln Douglas 8 Mile Run in Metamora today. Still, I'm glad I did the race, which was well organized and challenging. Boy was it challenging.

Thanks to everyone who was 'rooting for me' to finish my first ever 5K this past Saturday morning.

I did finish, with minimal walking. I crossed the finish line at 36 minutes flat. Not a fast time by any means, but I thought pretty respectable for my first time out. I am considering doing the 10K associated with Pumpkin Fest in Sycamore in late October. Any thoughts on training up to that distance?

Thanks!

There were a lot of good races to choose from today to run in. Leading the pack would have been the Steamboat Classic 15K in Peoria County and the ERFAE Duckfest 5K in Richland County. There were other good races as well. However, I didn't think I'd be running at all today due to a kid's early baseball game. So, when that got rained out, I went close to home and ran in the Stonington Summerfest 5K run and walk.

7:33 PM 6/17/2009
We are staying at Starved Rock State Park I have been running some loops around the campgrounds, maybe about 3 miles. We brought out bikes so I have been riding mine some. We also have been walking on the trails, they are up and down hills and are very scenic. Walking the trails is the best part of our trip.