44:22

As you might guess from my title I finished my latest 5K in 44:22. That is about 4 mins quicker than my 1st Race back in Dec. There was some good hills over there in Little Rock. There was one BIG hill that was pretty tough, but on the flip side I made up alot of time flying down it. Hopefully next year I can try for the Half Marathon or Half Marathon Relay and see some of you guys working the water stops on that side.

Once again I was the only wheelchair in the 5K. Let me get on my soapbox for just a minute. I know everyone means well.... but I wouldn't pay and enter a race if I didn't think I could do it. I have plently of people who passed me. I was 155/191 for the men and 356/534 overall for the race. I know I'm not winning this thing. But the whole race I have people telling me "You're doing great" and "You're awesome keep it up". Like I said I know they mean well but it just makes me feel like it is all in pity. I don't want anyone's pity. NO I dont want anyone to PUSH me. If you entered a race would you let someone carry you? NO! All I want (and most people who are in a chair would probably agree) is to be treated the same as you would an able-body person. Think about that the next time you see someone in a wheelchair.

I am trying to find my next race... So as soon as I decide on it I'll be back to the training. I think I'll take a couple weeks off.

Headed West

I'm headed west this weekend to Little Rock. Time for another 5k race. I had my 1st 5k Race back in Dec at the St Jude 5K in downtown Memphis. The weather hasn't been my friend lately which has made it hard to train. I am hoping for another 45-50 min finish. I'll hopefully have some pics from this one as well. I'm looking forward to the good challenges that the hills of downtown Little Rock will give me. ha ha... After this one ... we'll see about working on getting that fancy racing chair. If any one's company would like to be one of my corporate sponsors let me know!

Later