Chilly Half Marathon 11/14/10
Aside from my desire not to race that morning and the pain of making sure I didn't slide on down that slope this race was actually enjoyable. With friends Melissa and Tracey along for the fun it was an early one with a 7:30 AM start. The name of the race resonates exactly how you feel lining up, chilly. I thought I had post nasal drip pretty bad until I ran in this race. This 22 year old girl ran near me the entire race. She had very bad PND. How did I know this? I recognized her throat clearing as one similar to the clearing that I make. However this poor girl had the worst case I had ever heard. At fist I was thinking I should either let her go in front of me or I should get way ahead of her to avoid the distraction. Surprisingly, as time wore on I didn't mind the deep eeeeeeehemmmmmms all that much. I actually felt for her and was impressed that she was still kicking butt with such an annoying defect. We were back and forth in the race for much of the time. Then, in the end...