smoked 'em!

I have neglected the blog for a while, so here's a quick update:

I did the race, I ran the race, I finished the race. I didn't walk right for a few days, but considering how jacked my knee was, I was pretty pleased (I was not, however, pleased about rehabbing it, but Lee Kafer at MCA is awesome and did a fabulous job!). As my friend said, the race probably would have been a lot easier if I wasn't a gimp at the time, but hey--no one said it would be easy!

My left knee went numb about mile 5 (probably a good thing!), I really wanted a beer around mile 8 and mile 12 dragged on and on, but other than that all I remember is fan support, seeing my family, the banner my niece made, the TNT mentors (much love to Chris and Fred!) and my friend who was so awesome to show up and show some love (shout out to Scoggs!). It was great and felt awesome. I was so out of it when I finished, it was like being drunk but extremely sober at the same time... I don't know how, but everything managed not to cramp until I stopped running... but when it did--ouch!

I must say, I was extremely disappointed that I wasn't starving when I finished... I was totally looking forward to eating a huge lunch after, but I wasn't hungry at all. In fact, I didn't get hungry til the next day at lunch, and then we all hit Benito's for some cheese sauce. :0)

Ok so anyway, back to the real point of this post... I just smoked my entire running group, and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! We aren't the elite, but I must say, I really did awesome. We were just doing times today (like 20 minutes out, 20 minutes back) and I went out the farthest before we turned around, and then brought it back home way before the others finished (which means I had to pass everyone too). I don't get to say I finished first often, so I am taking the opportunity! I don't usually toot my own horn, but TOOOOT TOOOOOT! To say the least, it was badass. There was a gorgeous sunset on the lake, which just made it all the more amazing.

Well, anyway, I figured what better way to get the Team Hud blog going than to write about a badass run, so there you have it. I'll try to keep this updated more frequently, so stay tuned!