That was my time in the Medtronic One Mile Race in May. That is my personal best one mile time. It was also my first one mile race. I ran that race because 1000 finishers of that race are guaranteed entry into the 10 mile race on October 7 later this year. I was not one of the selected 1000 finishers so I had to apply to the lottery that is used to fill the remaining 7500 spots. Last week I received notification that I was selected to run the 10 mile race. My goal is to finish in less than 2 hours.

I’ve been training since May. I’ve had some setbacks. I had what felt like a pulled muscle on my affected side. It was not like a usual pulled muscle. It came on gradually. At first I thought it was a cramp so I stopped running and stretched it out. That only made it worse. So I limped home and didn’t run again until it improved a couple of weeks later.

I’m following a 70 day training schedule. Seventy days seems like a long way away but I know it will soon be here. I’m hoping for good weather on October 7^th.