Runway Run and Wine Country Run

Neither of these was one of my better races... I had to stop and safety pin my skirt to my t-shirt at the Runway Run or it would have been around my ankles. The Wine Run was a lot of fun but oh my goodness, it was hilly!! And hot! I'll do it again next year but will plan to walk 90% of it.

This past weekend was City Chase. It was so much more fun than last year, despite Mel's knee issues. We were so much better organized and did so much better!

Wine Country Run Results

Time: 1:19:49.7
Place: 232/324
Pace: 7:59
Cat: W35-39
Cat Place: 17/20
Gender place: 143/214

Runway Run Results

Place: 673/1045
Time: 33:30
Chip time: 33:02
Pace: 6:42
Cat: F30-39
Cat Place: 121/221
Gender Place: 313/584

This weekend

I have 2 very cool races this weekend!

Saturday is the Runway Run. You won't be surprised to hear that it's at the airport, on an actual runway. They did it last year but it was the same day as City Chase so I missed it but this year it's the week before so I'm very excited!

Then on Sunday, I have the Wine Country Run. All of the water stations are at wineries and you can taste wine at the stations as well. Talk about my kind of run!! In all seriousness, I suspect there won't be much tasting going on until afterward (I imagine drinking wine and running don't go real well together) but it still should be fun.

Then next weekend is City Chase. Mel and I are going to kick some serious butt this year!

Running and smokers

Ok, so here is my rant for the day (and I know that some of my friends and fellow runners are smokers, so I hope no one is offended).

I seriously wish there was a "smoker free" running route. There's nothing worse than being in the middle of a run and feeling really good and suddenly running past someone who blows out a big cloud of smoke just as you go by.

I get that smokers have the right to be out there too, so this isn't a rant about banning smoking or anything. It's just a rant about my having to breathe in 10 lungfuls of smoke this afternoon!!

That's all.