Off the Couch

Last Saturday I got the numb-skull idea to compete in a 1/2 marathon trail run. The race is part of the Silver State 50 mile endurance race and is known for its fairly gnarly terrain. I thought it would be good for me to motivate to get in shape for the summer. Well, I definetly need to get in shape. The race kicked my ass. Took me a little bit longer than I thought (2 1/2 hrs), but considering that it was 97 degrees out and the course was over 8 miles straight up on rocky terrain and then back down over another 5 miles I was pretty psyched that I didn't cough up a lung and die. Actually, when it was all said and done I came in 5th in my age group out of the women. One perk of being lumped in the 40-49 age group. Unfortunately, they spelled my name wrong and put me down as a man. I mean, I know I'm flat chested, but come on.