Sorry for not replying to my own RR, last week was a lil crazy with family visiting and my oldest son's HS graduation.

Thanks Damaris! The mental part is definitely getting better, I just have to keep reminding myself that my legs/body has never let me down, so I just need to keep pushing.

Thanks Sparker! Hard to believe it's been a year, goes by quick!

Thanks Awood! I couldn't be happier with how far I've come, never thought it would be possible, guess you never know until you try, right?

Thanks Cherie! I didn't get a picture, but instead of medals, the AG awards were Tervis cups with the race logo, pretty cool.

Thanks Hilary! Definitely no complaints here. Maybe next year I can go top 10 overall.

Thanks Ginny! This race (twice now) is my only cross country/trail race. When I ran it the first time, I had nothing to compare it to, but now that I've run a bunch of road 5Ks, I have a much better appreciation for the differences between the courses and how that can affect your effort/time.

Thanks Traci! It was funny, while we were waiting for the start, I was talking to a guy who told me that this was his first 5k. It was kind of neat to be able to give advice to someone when just last year I was in his place.

Thanks Dave!

Thanks Banshee! Can't wait to see what I can do this fall/spring!

Thanks LRB! That would be something, huh? But I won't get my hopes up too high considering the winner this year ran a 15:50! But I wouldn't mind a top 10 OA finish, should be doable with a mid-low 19.

Thanks Jay! It's still hard to believe sometimes, never knew I had it in me.

Thanks jjs!

Thanks Kris! Good seeing you out there. Looks like I might miss the Memorial Scholarship 5k, so I'm not sure when my next opportunity will be, plus it's just getting hotter, might have to wait till it cools off again for a PR. But that's ok, just gives me more time to train.

Thanks MrNamtor! Hopefully my story goes on for a long, long time!

Thanks Oski! It's hard to justify the shoes since I don't do a lot of trail racing, my Kinvaras are fine for what little trail running I do in training. But I think it might be worth the investment for this race if I want to be able to put forth my best effort. It was really weird to feel myself slipping a lil with almost every step, and then feel my speed pick up considerably every time we hit the pavement (there were a few sections where we crossed roads/parking areas).

Congrats on the AG award and running yet another excellent race.    Thanks for sharing your back story too -- you must be very proud of all you've accomplished.

1st place AG, nice way to celebrate your raciversary!  Congratulations!

From 14th in AG to 14th OA, such a huge year for you!  I have to say, you have some speedy people in your area, too!  Nice 5+ minute course PR.

Dave you are a stud man. Keep up the good work.