Go ahead, grab a Webster

I haven't looked up the definitions for insanity or madness lately in the dictionary, but I'm guessing waking up at 5am on a Saturday morning, during a thunderstorm, following two days of torrential rain down-pours, just to run a 5K probably falls somewhere between the two...

...it didn't stop me, but it definitely takes the cake in crazy. I'll be honest, until the anti-climatic start of the race, I wasn't thrilled to be there, but after my running partner Bobbie Sue and I crossed the finish line, all 3.1 dreary, chilly miles of our race was more than worth it.

Grace, Bobbie Sue (21st birthday girl!), and Yours Truly

We didn't come in first place. Actually, we didn't even come in close to first place, but we finished it. Even better, we're training for our next race and recruiting new members of our team along the way. I'd say that fits the definition of victory.

"Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time."
-Author Unknown

Someday, we'll be excellent runners, and I'll post blogs about all the first place ribbons we collect. In the mean time, here's to you, 2011 5K Rapha Run!