Race for the Cure

Yesterday I participated in my second official race ... the Race for the Cure. And so did my mom, dad, hundreds of my co-workers, Donna Hicken's marathon training team and thousands of other people from around Jacksonville. What a great day and great race it was! I began in the middle of the pack with my running partners Hillary, Kristie and Val. Then about ten minutes later I asked the girls a question and realized I was no longer with them. Guess I got in the zone and took off! I finished with a great time (nearly a five minute improvement from my first race, in fact).

Here are my stats
Class place: 37 out of 159
Overall place: 273 out of 1040
Chip time: 27:16
Average pace: 9:18

Below are some pictures from our fun day ... enjoy!

Here I am at mile 1.5 ... still running strong!

This picture is from after the race. From left to right - Kristie, Hillary, Val and me (what's going on with my face?!?)

This is my Blue Cross team ... my mom is on the far left in the pink shirt and my dad is behind the camera lens.

Okay - this is obviously not from the race. It's from a few nights before at a casino night for a non-profit I sit on the board of. My friend Sheila is on the far left, I'm on the far right and Reggie Hayward, a Defensive End for the Jaguars is in the middle. Wish you could have seen the bling he was wearing!