9/11 Heros Run

I know it's been almost a week since this race, but I need to blog about it. I wasn't even sure that I was going to run it, buri am glad I did.

I was in Indiana that day, and didn't have my gps, so I had to navigate my way to Bethel Park without it. When I got there, ther were hundreds of people, Marines in dress uniform, firefighters in uniform, dozens of tribute race teams, it was awesome. Before the race started, a serviceman told the story of his best friend who was killed this year in Iran. It was so touching. The race was tough, I don't do well with flat races. What was really awesome was having something in common with all of the racers. I was able to start conversation about my family members who are in the military. And it was just plain awesome to run alongside uniformed firemen and a man carrying an American flag onthhe 10th anniversary of 9/11. It may have been one of the greatest, most inspiring experiences I've ever had. My time was pretty slow, but it wasn't bad.

Tomorrow I get to run with my best friend for the first time. Though it's not in race, it is still pretty exciting. We finally planned to run a race together at the beginning of October. It is going to be awesome.