The 16th annual North Trails Half Marathon

On Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, 2012, I ran in my 5th Half.  The 16th annual North Trails Half Marathon which was located close to Flag Pole Hill, White Rock Lake, Dallas TX.  www.whiterockracing.com put on this race in conjunction with RunOn!, Baylor Medical Center, and several other sponsors. I only did a half mile warm up, then waited for the 7:30 am start.  It was in the high 60s to start.  I didn't train as hard as I should have because of my tight hamstring and I never went over 8 miles in any of my training runs.  My previous 4 Halves were all under 2 hours, but I knew I needed to slow my pace down in order to run this 13.1 mile race.  I stared out at about an 8:40 pace but after about a 10K, my pace started to climb up as the temperature reached 80 degrees.  Before I got to the 15K marker I started to get fatigued in my right leg and started to cramp up.  The more I tried to increase my pace, the more pain I felt.  So I decided to just do my best to finish the race.   My 20K time was 2:02 and I still had over a half mile to go.  Finally I reached the end of the trail and back on the street to the finish line.  I crossed the finish line at 2:07:39.   Several other RunOn! runners also ran this Half.  Alan Carruthers, 52, was right behind me.  Earl Henley, 63, who works at the RunOn! Dallas store, placed in the Clydesdale division.  Meg Pinrose, 46, was the female Masters winner, second female runner, and 13th overall.  Mark Olateju, 50, was the male Masters winner, and 3rd overall.  Doug Walters, who is also a member of the Carrollton's Runners Club, was 6th overall.   I finished 66 out of 118 overall and 45 out of 61 men. I placed first in my age group out of five.  I received my finishing metal and everyone that placed also received a trophy.   Have you seen the new USMD Prostate Cancer Center commercial?  It usually plays during the Texas Ranger game on FSSW.  It shows a small robotic instrument putting a golf ball on a tee and even tying running shoes.  If it can do that, imagine how well it can perform when having to treat Prostate Cancer.  If you are looking for the best Prostate Cancer Center, call USMD at 214-989-7440 for an appointment.   I would like to thank my wife for blessing me with my two sons and my 87 year old mom for her love all of these years.   I love you always momma... Place    Bib Number    Age        Men Overall    Overall    Chip Time    Pace 1/5        1879        60        45/61        66/118    2:07:39        9:49  I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com