The Scots love outdoor physical activity. A lot of them walk, hill-climb, run and bike and of course golf. One of their bikers won three gold medals in the Olympics this year. So I have tried to fit in by running a little more than I am used to. I was talked to running a 10k at a beautiful manor house right on the Firth of Forth. I trained for about six weeks and even joined the local running club in Musselburgh. The tuesday before the race I went around 7 miles and felt confidant going into Sunday. During the race, I ran the first 3 miles
with one of my new colleagues and was right on pace for how fast I wanted to finish. Then came the hill of MUD. A hill that went straight up and was six inches of mud for about 100 yards. I got to the top and I felt glad, until I realize that the entire rest of the race was UPHILL, long sloping grades that went on forever. I found out later that 4 of the 6 miles went up. They are used to hills over here, but I am not. I missed my goal by about 5 minutes and was a little disappointed. Oh well, we had a great time and it was for a good cause (cancer research) and Beth and Monique got to hand out medals at the end. (they volunteered) There were almost 1000 runners and in general it was a beautiful day. I am going to look for another race, but one with less hills.
with one of my new colleagues and was right on pace for how fast I wanted to finish. Then came the hill of MUD. A hill that went straight up and was six inches of mud for about 100 yards. I got to the top and I felt glad, until I realize that the entire rest of the race was UPHILL, long sloping grades that went on forever. I found out later that 4 of the 6 miles went up. They are used to hills over here, but I am not. I missed my goal by about 5 minutes and was a little disappointed. Oh well, we had a great time and it was for a good cause (cancer research) and Beth and Monique got to hand out medals at the end. (they volunteered) There were almost 1000 runners and in general it was a beautiful day. I am going to look for another race, but one with less hills.Cheers
3 comments:
Mr. Brigham, I didn't know you were a runner! We'll have to run the Chicago Marathon together next year!
Thats awesome Mr. Brigham! Since I changed school my new e-mail address is tpowell@kendall.edu. I have a lot to tell you! Take care!
BRIGHAM! I pass by your room every day on my way to sociology, and I get sad. You need to come home, because my p-units are completely tweaking out about college, and they need the Brighamnator to calm them down! We miss you!
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