Columbus is about 50 mins southwest of Asheville, at the foothill of the mountains. Veteran 5K-er Richard Hefner said it was a tough course, which made me feel better consider how much I "suffered." The first mile was mostly downhill, leading to a mostly uphill mile two where I sworn to myself I'd never do this again, then rolling hills at mile three with an uphill finish. Going out, I didn't know what to expect. I know how it feels to run 3.2 miles, but I've never ran 3.2 miles hard. It's too short of a course to take it easy in the beginning but it's too long to go full out right off the bat. I ended up finishing 23:35.6, bringing home a pottery mug and a $50 check as second overall female. The joy of running a small town race.
Shout out to Richard and Linda for their encouragement.
Phyllis... That was one of the most impressive 5k debuts ever! That feeling of "I'm never going to do this again" usually goes away just after you cross the finish line!
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