I haven’t run many short races in recent years. On a whim, I did the Fiesta Days 10K in La Canada this morning; it’s quite a hilly course (with all the uphills in the second half, which is what I like). I had two goals — break 45 minutes for the race, and run the second (uphill) half faster than the first. I missed my first goal, finishing in an unofficial 45:06, but did (by my rough calculations) do the second half about fifteen seconds faster than the first.
When I was younger, I would run fast early and hang on at the end; now, far wiser (if far slower) my goal is not to get passed in the final third of any race I run. Today, I was more than six minutes slower than my personal best on a certified 10K course (38:49, back in the day when I was a skinny, nervy thing) but I had lots of fun. And no one passed me at the end.
Also, I just joined the Christian Vegetarian Association. Would have done it earlier, but somehow didn’t know about ‘em. Thanks to reader “Jay” for the link. The CVA reminds me that the literal reading of Genesis 1:29-30 would seem to support the notion of the vegan diet as “God’s best.”
Read through CVA’s faqs here, and check out the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians as well.
Happy Memorial Day.
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