The liquid in my well tastes like anger, hate, victory lost, good races on tired legs, depression and loneliness, hope and loss and despair, mixed with some vomit that I tasted too many times after crushing bicyclists on 9 mile hill during my second 11.2 in the park. Is that what it is supposed to taste like? I cannot wait to drink it up.

Sweet Jebus. Let me drink out of your well before CMM.

4/25 CM Half - BONK! BONK! BONK! I'm going to try to pretend today's race never happened. The highlight of my "race" was at mile 11 when I started walking and drank a beer that DeannaZ gave me. (At least I think it was her; I could have been hallucinating.) My run was a total f-ing disaster. I hope tomorrow's run goes better. I'd like to run right now, but my stupid calves keep cramping up.

The highlight of my "race" was at mile 11 when I started walking and drank a beer that DeannaZ gave me.

I was there too. I see how it is.

1/11 Disney Marathon ✔ 1/29 Philosopher's Challenge 5k ✔ [PR] 2/21 PWP 11.2 Relay from Hell 2/28 Race Judicata 10k ✔ [PR] 3/7 Fall Creek Thaw 15k, Pikeville 3/14 Tom King 1/2 Marathon ✔ [PR] 4/1 Vandy Mile Bonanza ✔ [PR] 4/4 Richland Creek 5 miler ✔ [PR] 4/10 Philosopher's Challenge 5k (letting the legs recover) 4/25 CMM Nashville ✔ [sufferfest, personal CR] 5/2 Strolling Jim 40 miler ✔ [red shirt!!!] 5/9 Girls on the Run 5k 5/16 Strawberry Stride 5k or St. Jude's 5k [?] 5/20 Striders & Stripers 5k 5/25 Memorial Day 5k [?] 5/30 Scott & Erin's Wedding Day 5k [?] 6/20 Grandmas Marathon 7/4 Firecracker 5k

2/21 PWP 11.2 Team Race [didn't happen] 2/28 Judicata 5K [no goal, first race of the year] 2/28 Judicata 10K [no goal, beat Trent] 3/14 Tom King 5K [overdressed, tied PR] 3/28 Running to Beat the Blues 5K [stitch in 3rd mile] 3/28 Running to Beat the Blues 1Mi [PR] 4/11 Purity 10K [sick, missed race] 4/18 Union City Civitan 5K ["hometown" race] 4/25 CM Half [horrible bonk!, CR] 5/2 Wild Thang 9Mi Trail Run [PR] 5/9 Girls on the Run 5K [PR] 5/25 GJCC Triathlon [skipping for 10K] 5/25 Hendersonville 10K [going for PR since I missed Purity] 6/6 Downhill @ Dawn Half [going for PR since I messed up CM Half] 7/4 Firecracker 5k [volunteering]

My previous PR was 19:49, which I'd run twice. Today the course was wet and covered with deep puddles and mud. Afterwards, Nick asked how all of us got so muddy because we looked almost as bad as after the Wild Thang. Trey Harwell, Matt Adams, and I ran in a pack with Trey leading almost the whole way. I decided to just hang on to Trey until the 3 mile mark because he always runs a smarter race than me. I kicked as hard as I could over the last tenth, and I beat Trey and Matt across the finish line. Unfortunately, I only beat them on gun time. We all finished with chip times of 19:35, but the official order was Trey, Bill, and Matt for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in our age group. Greg Eubanks kicked all our butts with an 18:25 and 1st in our age group. So only 3 Grand Prix points for me today. But after a season of mildly disappointing races, I'm happy to get a 14 second PR. The faster I run, the faster I want to run. Now I'm really looking forward to the Summer Speed Sessions. It's time for the "Summer of Bill"!

Yes, sir. A wise choice. My wife ran the GOTR 5K, so I was able to PR and then turn around and go back and finish with her. I probably didn't get as many wife points as you did though.