tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603897321832797533.post-81201000623180998042008-03-30T12:12:00.000-07:002008-03-30T12:54:24.250-07:002008-03-30T12:54:24.250-07:00Alenda and I spent the weekend racing in Abingdon, VA. She ran the Highlands Spring Chase 15K on Saturday, and I ran the Virginia Creeper Marathon on Sunday. The forecast looked good when we left, but on the way the temperature dropped into the forties and it started raining. Conditions were not ideal, but Alenda did well, running the course in 85 minutes. She got third place in the female division. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183618047156124418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_pJmALewI/AAAAAAAAATs/THwPk7zogGU/s320/a+start.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_p8mALeyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/xxibrT68hdk/s1600-h/startline.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183618923329452834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_p8mALeyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/xxibrT68hdk/s320/startline.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 15K was also on the <a href="http://www.vacreepertrail.com/">Creeper Trail</a>.<br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_pZGALexI/AAAAAAAAAT0/7TIAYi8RkFc/s1600-h/stitch+abingdon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183618313444096786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_pZGALexI/AAAAAAAAAT0/7TIAYi8RkFc/s320/stitch+abingdon.jpg" border="0" /></a> The area is beautiful.<br /><div><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_o1mALevI/AAAAAAAAATk/PKXrvNnPXcg/s1600-h/cold.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183617703558740722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_o1mALevI/AAAAAAAAATk/PKXrvNnPXcg/s320/cold.JPG" border="0" /></a>The weather was worse on Sunday with rain and temps in the thirties. I was cold at the start line.<br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_ocmALeuI/AAAAAAAAATc/No8qdyNLawU/s1600-h/crossingfinish.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183617274062011106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_ocmALeuI/AAAAAAAAATc/No8qdyNLawU/s320/crossingfinish.JPG" border="0" /></a> I still finished strong in 3:29. My goal was 8 minute miles and I averaged 7:59.<br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_n6WALesI/AAAAAAAAATM/yzmF0zq7YAw/s1600-h/postrace.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183616685651491522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_n6WALesI/AAAAAAAAATM/yzmF0zq7YAw/s320/postrace.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>It was a great weekend. </div><div></div><div></div><div>I paddled the Watauga nearly 20 times in March. These shots are from an early run.<br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_nfWALerI/AAAAAAAAATE/lpyWx3yJPEo/s1600-h/sr1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183616221795023538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_nfWALerI/AAAAAAAAATE/lpyWx3yJPEo/s320/sr1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_nNGALeqI/AAAAAAAAAS8/TqV-14Ai2C0/s1600-h/stateline3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183615908262410914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0BOed5EOyn4/R-_nNGALeqI/AAAAAAAAAS8/TqV-14Ai2C0/s320/stateline3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>adamzoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15822416613092951565noreply@blogger.com1