The T-6 Texan Trot was a fun race! It was entirely on the runway on NAS. You got to walk through their "graveyard" on the way to the start of the race - it had an eerie feel to it thanks to the cloudy/misty morning. I met up with Alyssa before the race and we bumped into Tina from the Ft Walton beach group. We were the only Eagles flying - it's always fun to run into other Team RWB members!!
We started off the run together, but soon it was Alyssa and me, and then Alyssa left me. For some reason mile two was pretty rough for me. I'm not sure why because the entire course was flat. I'm sure I just started off too fast...seems to be my favorite thing to do. I did use the race to break in my new shoes that I bought at the Run as One event - Brooks Ghost. Again, kinda appropriate considering the gloomy race conditions.
I think the biggest surprise of the race was as you were coming into the finish you realized you were running downhill! I look like I'm really flying in this photo!
Chris and the kids were on the sidelines cheering me on. Alyssa finished just a minute faster then me. We waited and cheered on Tina as she finished. Then we headed over for a free massage!! We got someone to take an after photo of us - nice and relaxed from our massages, but still super hot and sweaty.
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