Salmon River Run

Last weekend, I participated in the Salmon River Run, a 5.5 mile race that starts and ends at the beautiful Comstock Covered Bridge.  It was an great day for running (cool) and even though it rained almost the entire race, it was refreshing and didn't seem to interfere with the run at all.  The course was a dream - uphill for the first two miles, level for the next two miles, flat or downhill for the last mile and a half.  It was almost all dirt road or trail, which I thought would be a challenge but was actually wonderful on the legs and knees.  I far exceeded my own expectation for a finish time - I finished with a time of 47:52 and had only hoped to finish in 50 minutes or less - I was the 22nd woman to finish, 5th in my age group (which included the winner).  This was my longest race ever and being able to complete it in a respectable time has gone a long way to moving me toward my ultimate goal for 2010.  Thanks, as always, to my biggest fans for coming out to cheer me on!!

The girls at the edge of the Salmon River.

Me and my girls before the start.

Waiting to start.

This fife band played the National Anthem and then started the race with the firing of muskets.

That's me at the finish - the blur behind the umbrella - I can't really complain about the photos, considering that Lee is a very unwilling photographer to begin with - at least he tries!