The last time I ran this race, I was 20 weeks pregnant! I was pretty bold, wasn't I!? This time, I saw my son's pediatrician at the start. She said, "You're gonna win it right?" and I laughed...saying something like "Probably not, but we'll see!" It was a glorious spring day, sun shining, and it's always nice when you can run to the start (just 1 mile from my house) to warm up. They'd changed the route this year--avoiding the windy trail section in Oyster Shell park (for the best, in my opinion!)--and I was excited to be back to this distance! "First woman!" the crowd yelled as I ran down Water Street towards the main stretch of Washington Street in downtown SoNo. No way, I thought. I looked around. Yes, they were yelling at me. Yes, I was the first woman they'd seen! Enter: mental component of running. I really started getting in my head here. Like no way, you're not the first woman. Someone's about to come catch you....
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