Bad race. Not much to report on the race itself as I was sick, and I have been feeling really tired lately. I have also been getting bad rashes that cover most of my body and had another flare up a few hours after the race which, along with some other symptoms, prompted a trip to the emergency room at 1 AM. About an hour after the race I also started getting bad chills, and I was shivering so bad that I was biting my tongue, my back and other muscles were locking up, and I could barely walk. Before the race I was also having some issues as I felt like I was not getting much air in. It felt like my airways were slightly constricted and dry. After the race started I made efforts to not start off too fast, but still started off faster than I should have. My goal for the first mile was 5:20, but I ended up with about a 5:10-11 (estimated as I missed the mark by a few seconds and did not look at my watch until it read 5:13). I was in 13th place and already moving backwards. I was passed by two people about 100 meters later pushing me into 15th place. I stayed there until just before the 2 mile mark when I passed one of them back hitting 2 miles in 10:39. Within a quarter mile however two more people passed me, with a third passing me shortly thereafter. Two more people passed me during the final straightaway pushing me back into 19th place. I started having a side stitch during the second mile. I felt like I was still not getting enough air in. I drank a little water at an aid station which made things worse. I struggled fighting cramps, nausea, and side stitches for the rest of the race. It didn't help that the last ~1.25 miles was almost all into a headwind (lots of tailwind during parts of miles 1 and 2, but we had to run back into it at the end). So, the race was not one I want to remember, but Anita was able to run her first ever "race". She doesn't quite get the concept of running as fast as you can. She just trotted along and enjoyed the 45 seconds it took her to run down the street and back (when she is excited and is playing she can run rather fast, but minus the motivation she will not run fast at all). They gave super hero capes to all of the kids, which Anita liked. I also gave her my age group medal as a prize for running. Shayon slept through the entire thing or he would have run as well. Some pictures: Anita showing off her cape Anita and I before the race Anita and the other kids running in the kids dash Anita and the superhero runner lady after the race I guess we forgot to take pictures of Shayon because he was sleeping in the stroller... Oh well.
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