Fight It Back

 That was a song from the German band Accept. But in this case I meant age, specifically mine!

 For 2 Fridays in a row now, I've competed in 5k's. Last Friday I celebrated my birthday by running the Run To Row 5k at the Treasure Coast Rowing Club in Palm City ( I'll leave it to you to guess my age. Talking about Accept and listening to Iron Maiden as I write this should give you an idea). I ran it in 23:24, won my age group, and came in 9th overall. Oh, and it was my first race of 2013.

  And tonight I ran in the first Honor Flight 5k at Witham Field in Stuart. It was for a great cause, all the proceeds going towards getting World War II veterans to the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Both these races have been in the evening, Run To Row at 7 pm and tonight's at 5:45. I barely made it on time, got a small warm up in, and had eaten ( although that was 4 1/2 hours earlier ). Despite that, I finished in 22:36, won Masters, and came in 4th overall! Plus I got this big trophy/light!

I won't lie, it was tough. And I didn't do as good as I'd have liked. And next Saturday comes my favorite, and toughest, the Navy UDT/SEAL Museum 5k. God knows what can and will happen.


 Despite the different obstacles, I think I showed that proper training along with the right mindset can take you to new heights.