'The Fog' 5k, Minus The Ghost Pirates, Aye Matey's, It Was A Good Run

The Moonlight Run 5K was a very cool and foggy one as the course is at Hammonasset State Park, a wildlife sanctuary on Long Island Sound in Madison, CT. This is one of my favorite places on the planet to be, (the other favorites are all Parks or Forests as well).



I was very nervous today because my last two 5k's sucked, and my RT ham string was still painful from practicing sprints on this past Monday, and the sprints are helping me become faster and stronger. So we arrived a full 2 hours early, ooops. I thought the info stated it began at 4:30 pm, (Moonlight, yeah right!), and I was not the only person arriving too early. So I nibbled on the snacks provided, warmed up through the camp ground, snacked some more, warmed up on the boardwalk and path along the beach, (which by the way was spectacular with the fog hovering over calm seas). I must have pee'd about 4,234 times, sigh, that happens when I'm nervous.



At race time I was surrounded by every kind of person, that was very cool. Every body shape, size, age and race. That was totally incredible.



Shortly after passing the 1 mile mark, the elite started to pass me on their return, this was playing on my ipod as they rushed by me. It gave me shivers and I forgot the pain in my legs, and my breathing became easy.

Mozart Coronation Agnus Dei (sorry friends, I haven't figured out how to imbed the player...)



Official Finish as I crossed the finish line: 36:30. As I crossed the start line in the beginning the clock read 00:30, so I am deducting that from my finish time, AND my 4 year old, (Duncan), joined me the last 25 yards or so, (the quick little bugger kept up with me too!!), which slowed me down as I almost tripped over him. It was my best time yet!!



As I stretched post race, at around 7:31 pm, the sun finally peeked out in a beautiful red/orange sunset with beams of light casting down on the after picnic.