Ran the half with my nephew Mike. This was his first 1/2 so I was real excited for him. It poured down rain the whole race (the whole day). We were soaked. Mike had to stop periodically to get the mud out of his shoes that had oozed in. The last 3 miles were through the woods so Mike and I were running through mini rivers and lakes on the muddy road. The "mulch covered sand" (from previous runs) is now pine needle and pine cone covered sand. The pine cones and wet ground made it tricky coming down hills near the end but we managed not to fall (especially tricky for Mike because he couldn't wear his glasses in the rain). We also had a friend named Jeffrey running with us. He was going for a personal PR so we didn't see him during the race. Mike is the one with the beard. Jeffery is the one in the back. I'm the one with the green headband (I wore it in memory of my friend 'Greany'. He died 1 year ago on this day). Great race! Great day!
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