Stennis 5k/Marathon Runs

I've been waiting to get the official results and pictures before posting about the race. And finally they're in. The Stennis 5k/Half/Full Marathon was Saturday, November 28th. This year was quite different from last year. In '08 the weather was so hot and humid that some ended up feeling sick after the race. This year was quite the contrast...low 40's!! But a front came through the night before and left perfect weather for running (maybe just a little cooler, but NO humidity).

You know, bathrooms are the funniest thing. Last year, I met a sweet lady in the bathroom line before the race. She was from Sumrall and I found out that she was a member of the Pine Belt Pacers. Little did I know that she was the infamous Audrey J. Within the month, we joined the Pacers and I've come to know her more throughout the year. Well, over the past couple of months I struck up a friendship with another local runner through the Internet, Ginny D. And again, I "met" her in the bathroom line this year. When we looked at each other, it was like..."are you ____?" As a matter of fact, I think that's what we said at the same time, ha! She, like Audrey in '08, was running the Half Marathon while I stayed with the 5k. That is so strange to meet ladies that I would come to associate with in the future like I have. What is it about these lines?? And wonder what the bathroom line holds for me next year??

Kent and I both had pretty good runs considering we both had been struggling through colds for a few days. I wasn't even sure I was going to be able to run until I got up Saturday. I'd been in bed the entire day Friday! But I drank OJ, took Vitamin C, got much rest and drank plenty of water. Maybe that helped.

My run time was not the best, but I was so glad to feel like running I didn't care. I received the Grand Masters Award and Kent received the First Place Award in his age group. The lady that took the Masters Award was over 60!! Kudos to her! She ran well; I followed her by only 10 seconds...shoot!! Race results for the 5k can be found here. Here are our pictures from the 5k. Neil and I seem to be regulars, ha! That's okay...he's a fantastic runner!



And, here's Phillip on the left.


Results for the Half Marathon can be seen here. Ginny won Second Place in her age group. I hate there were no pictures of her to share. Congratulations to Jenn T. for a great Half, too. If I have overlooked any other Pacer, let me know and I'll be glad to update this post. These were all I was aware of.