6 Feet 6

On Saturday, we hemmed and hawed a bit since it was raining rats and frogs, but we ultimately did race. When we registered, it seemed like maybe half or a third of participants dropped out of the race on account of the weather. Fortunately, although we were prepared for the worst, it stopped raining during the race.

A total of 78 people raced - teeny tiny. The JCCRI race in Providence in September had 265 participants. Anyway, here are the results.

We cut our times by a lot! I dropped 1min 21sec, and Sue sliced her time by 1min 25sec. She sprinted at the end to get in under 24min, and she was happy about that. It was a very friendly (i.e. flat) course.

Afterward Sue said we should hang around, because we might win something. I was doubtful, but then...



...we won our age groups. Hilarious.

When we accepted our medals, the guy at the lecturn said, "Sorry, if I mispronounce your name. Robert Jer-off?" Sue got the old "Wen-zee" gag. In my age group, as it turned out, the race was so small I was only racing against five other dudes. Sue was racing against four other gals.

Note the age and time of the winner. He was like 6 feet 6.