I ran.
My goal time given the short notice and injury was 9:30 per mile. I averaged 9:27 per mile, so at least I was realistic about what I could do.
The temperature on my 1st run was about 96 degrees with no shade. Fortunately there were many kind people that either left a sprinkler running on the side of the road, or sprayed me as I passed by. Without them I would have had to walk.
My 2nd run started around 1am, with the temperature about 65 degrees. It was still a hot run because I had to gain almost 1000 ft of elevation. At the 2nd mile, I was horrified to see my pace had slipped to 11:25 per mile. Fortunately I was able to knock this down to 10:15 on some short downhill sections.
The 3rd and final run took place at about 2pm, and I gave it all I had. The first mile went by in 7:30 minutes, and I sprinted the last quarter mile.
Heat was always my limiting factor. Downhill sections were fast for me because the speed provided more cooling.
I had a great time with my team which is comprised of other people that work at SEH America. I got a phone call shortly after my 1st leg saying that I was the front runner for a job I had just interviewed for.
Yesterday I was given an official job offer to be a field service tech for radiation therapy tools. I'll likely take the offer and begin in October. I have a lot of good memories working at SEH for 12 years. It's basically the only job I've ever had
I'm the one in the sunglasses looking the wrong direction.
