My new 10K PR

I ran my first 10K in about two years on June 7th. It was probably the most difficult course i have ever run for a 10K. It was all on trails and up and down hills. The race started and you went right up a very long hill. No time to leg your pace set in or anything like that, just straight into the hill. I looked at my watch at the top and we were already 7:30 into the race, meaning the first hill was more than a mile long! The rest of the race were rocky rollers through the forest and the last bit was back down the hill we first came up, which was a nice reprieve. My goal was to break 40 min. I had never done it before and i just barely made it in 39:58. I got 9th overall and first in my age group, which was a nice bonus to a hard day of running. I have super bad allergies right now and i am kind of drained because of it.
The Summit Center Classic is in a couple weeks. It is a two-day, two-stage road bike race and i am looking forward to it, but i might have to work and that would kill my plans to race it. We will wait and see. Until then i have to get over the pollen attack and hopfully feel good enough to get back out and keep training. Only 5 more weeks til the Mountain Man Triathlon!

my representation...

My brother asked me tonight about what tattoo would represent me. He, i assume wants to get something to represent his family tattooed on somewhere. It took me a little bit to think about what represents me and this is what i came up with:

this sounds kind of gay but here it is...a sunrise, because you don't know what the potential of the day has to offer, just like me, no one knows the potential of me yet, it brings light and warmth, and everyone can enjoy it, it is understated and people don't necessarily embrace it but they know that every time they see it, god has blessed them with a new day. I think that would be the best description of me

As i think more i have to add this too. A sunrise can be hard to deal with as well, for those going through cancer or another illness, another sunrise means another day of pain but also another day to fight back the demons. The sun could be clouded and a cold wind could blow. No one said every sunrise was going to be gorgeous and i think that explains every human as well.

Not every person has good days, they are not always going to be exactly like you want, but there is always the reassurance that the sun is going to rise and things will get better. God has made a promise to us that the sun will always rise and every day will be filled with new challenges. I think that is a pretty good representation of my life.