Technically, I did do a race between then and today. In March I dropped in one evening at the Flash Mob Race Series. With a course very conveniently located, I was able to run to the start area, run three trail miles in 31:09 and finally run home.
Now catching up with today's event: I ran the Cinco Ranch Camo 5K in Katy with a Garmin-recorded time of 31:15. I was able to knock out the first couple of miles in sub-ten-minute pace, then found myself rather winded so I ended up taking a walk break in the last mile. I was returning not only as a participant but once again as a race supporter. It's pretty cool to be wearing the race T-shirt with a Houston Running Calendar logo among the sponsorship smorgasbord on the back, and even cooler to know I've been kicking in support for the benefit charities of Team RWB and Special Buddies.
Farther ahead -- I've taken the lottery uncertainty back out of my life as far as the Aramco Half Marathon is concerned. For 2015 they introduced a "veteran status" for early registration eligibility as well as eligibility for those with five-to-nine Aramco Half finishes. So I jumped on that this week and re-installed a commitment device to stop me from slacking off running too much.
And now, back to life here 'round Buffalo Bayou.
