The New Year's 5 mile run

On the first day of 2011, I ran in the New Year's 5 mile run at Flagpole Hill, which is in White Rock Lake in Dallas Texas. Before I write about the race I want to thank all of you who have followed my blog and answered back with encouraging words this past year. It's what keeps me motivated to keep improving my race times, and my health. After prostate cancer I told God, "I am yours! Whatever You ask of me I will try my best to accomplish." 2010 has been a very blessed year for me personally in the health and fitness department. To review: I had an article written about me in the Dallas Morning News for last June's Dadfest Prostate Cancer race (thanks to Run-On! and Debbie Fetterman). There was an article about me in Cure magazine's Fall issue, and a video on www.curetoday.com. I won several exercise contests at Fitsteps for Life where I have worked out for free for 2 and 1/2 years. I've been taking free yoga classes every week at Cancer Community of North Texas(formerly Gilda's Club) and attend free and informative meetings and dinners. I attend three free prostate cancer support meetings a month at Baylor, Medical City, and Presbyterian Hospitals. I was honored in September (prostate cancer month) at Baylor for my running. I take free Spanish class on Friday's at Methodist Hospital's Senior Access which also provides free prostate cancer screenings and cholesterol checks once every year. I am very thankful to USMD Prostate Cancer Center in Arlington who make it possible for me to run races almost every week. Thank you The race sponsors were Run-On!, Baylor Sports Care, Shepps, Davis Creative, and White Rock Racing. If you have seen my race pictures lately you may have noticed that I lost a few pounds. Well, I started a new eating and training plan on November 1st. Before this new plan, I weighed 186 lbs in shorts and no shoes; now I've gone down to 171 lbs. Instead of running on the treadmill and elliptical machine at Fitsteps for Life, I have been running at the park by my home. The result is that I've started running much better and my time has dropped significantly (probably due to the weight loss). I started the year at 180 lbs and gained 5 lbs over time. In 5 years, my total weight loss is 105 lbs, which shows that it takes time to get the weight off, but ultimately we all can do it. The race started at 10:00 AM. The course was partially on the street and partially on a trail with a turnaround at the halfway point. I started 4 or 5 rows back along side a few local Dallas Running Club runners: Greg, Sam, Ken, Scott, Wally, Walter, and Ed. I took off fast. After a few turn on the street, we moved on to the trail. When I reached the 1 mile marker my time was 8:31. I tried to keep that pace up as long as I could. Greg Hall, last year's president of the DRC, and others encouraged me as they passed me up. This motivated me to keep running as fast as I could. My 2 mile time was 17:20. At this point, runners were coming back from the turnaround. My time at the 3 mile marker was 26:04. Running in last weeks 8K race really prepared me for this 5 mile race I set my pace even faster for this race. My 4 mile time was 34:46. I was getting tired but with only 1 mile to go , I didn't want to slow down. I tried my best to keep up my pace. Finally, I came off the trail and back on to pavement to the finish line. I crossed the line in the time of 43:23 but my official finishing time was 43:37, which was a faster time than the shorter 8K last week which I ran in 44:53. My line in 55-59 male: Place Bib# Men Overall Overall Pace 8/21 698 90/170 126/343 8:43/m I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com

The Plano Pacers' Holiday Hustle 3K, 8K, and Jr 1K

My next race, The Plano Pacers' Holiday Hustle 3K, 8K, and Jr 1K was only 3 days after the December 22 Jingle Bell Run. The race took place at Bob Woodgruff Park in Plano Texas. I chose the 8K since I had never run a 8K before. The distance is about 4.96 miles which means it's comparable to a 5 mile race. My time has been coming down recently, so I decided to join the prestigious Plano Pacers Club which has some of the fastest runners in the area. I should learn a lot from them. The club offers free races every month to their members, but they may have to cut down a bit. They are looking for help running the club this coming year, so if you or someone you know is interested in leading the Plano Pacers team, please let me know. The club has a few big sponsors like Run-On! All of their free races are chip timed, and they offer awards to the winners.

This year, I celebrated Christmas with my two sons on Christmas Eve. For this race, I decided to honor the one who makes it possible for me to be able to run, my Lord and Savior. He has blessed me tremendously this past year and has allowed me to be healthy enough to do what I enjoy the most. As I've said before, I run for my health, and to try to inspire others to try walking and running as a way to better health. Like the organizations that I display on my running sign, which inspired me to begin running, I hope that I can inspire others to begin this wonderful past time.

I arrived early at the event, and waited for registration to get started. I signed up as a new member and picked up a chip timer. I took a few pictures at the starting line, and started stretching. It was a bone chillingly cold 38 degrees so I knew that it was important to warm up properly. I lined up about 2 rows back, and started trying to figure out how to use my new timing device. I bought myself an older model GPS Garmin timer for Christmas, which was on sale for 65% off. I hope it can help me adjust my pace better than the standard stopwatch I've been using lately.

The race started, and I ran on the trail into the park. The 3K runners went left, and the 8K runners went right. Then I ran out of the park in a nice scenic trail run. There weren't very many runners in this race, so it was easy to find my own pace. I started a bit slower than I would have in a 5K since I knew this was going to be a longer race. At the 1 mile marker my time was 8:51, then at the 2 mile marker it was 18:14. I was running in some cold wind, so I was a bit slower, hoping to pick it up after I reached a point where the wind would be on my back instead of blowing in my face.

At the 3 mile marker my time was 27:20. That was when I started to try to pick it up some more. I began running behind two ladies, trying to keep pace with them. I never caught up with them, but stayed just behind them. At the 4 mile marker I caught up with a man in their group who looked like he could be in my age division. I asked him his name (Charlie) before I passed him up. With 1 mile to go in the race, my time was 36:02. I wasn't sure where the finish line was, but I started to give what I had left in that last mile. The final straight away in front of the pavilion was in front of me, and at the end was the finish line. I pushed it as hard as I could.

My time showed 44:23 on my timing device, but my official finish time was 44:53:42 which was good enough to win 3rd place in my division. After the race, I talked with the two ladies that I was running behind. It turns out they were mother and daughter. Both of them won their division, and the guy I passed up at the 4 mile marker (Charlie) turned out to be their husband and father respectively. I barely beat him to place in the top 3. In total, there were 62 8K chip timed finishers, 44 3K chip time finishers, and 6 1K finishers.

After the race, I heard some good news. My son's basset hound Buster started walking, using all of his legs. He is showing some real progress, and I'm very happy to see that he is not paralyzed like we first thought.

You can view the results here.

My line 8K 55 to 59:

Place Bib# Men Overall Overall Finish Time Pace 5K equivalency Score
3/4 6690 35/48 41/62 44:53:42 9:01:8 27:14 65.72

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Jingle Bell Run 2010

For my next race, I chose the 2010 Jingle Bell Run December 22, 2010 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, which was a rare night race. The race benefited the Trinity Strand Trail and Mavericks Foundation. There were many great sponsors at the event, like Pizza Patron, WFAA, Firestone, Community Coffee, the SPCA of Texas, and about many more. A couple of days before the race, my son and his girlfriend's basset hound, Buster, jumped on to my easy chair to be with me and he started screaming in pain. They took him to vet and found out that he has severe nerve damage in his back. So once again bad things are happening. I just keep praying for every blessing I receive and just keep trying my best each day.   I took a few pictures before the race, and walked around as the crowd gathered inside the Anatole. About 30 minutes before the race I went outside so that I could get used to the cold weather and warm up a bit. There was a 1 mile run at 6:30 PM and the 5K started at 7:00 PM. I started about 3 or 4 rows back. I was surprised to be greeted by Dr. Charles Lee at the starting line. Dr. Lee is one of the Doctors at the Cancer Institute of Dallas where I exercise at the Fitsteps for Life center. He wasn't racing in this event, but was there to cheer on some friends. He ran in the Dallas White Rock Marathon in the spectacular time of 3:14 and finished 192 out of 4593 finishers.   There were probably over 4,000 runners at the race, but only 964 were chip timed runners. The thing about night races is that it's a little harder to see where you are stepping. With so many people trying to get around slower runners, and pot-holes to navigate, it can be a little challenging. There was no turnaround in this race, but there were many twists and turns in the course. At each mile marker there was a display showing you your current race time. At the 1 mile marker, my time was 8:20 which I was pretty happy with. I wish they had this time display at every race. It makes it easier to know what pace I am running at so that I can make necessary adjustments during the race.   At the 2 mile marker my time was 16:45, and when I got to the 3 mile marker Dr. Lee was there to cheer me on to the finish line. To tell the truth, I was about ready to slow down at this point, but when Dr. Lee started cheering for me, it gave me the lift I needed to continue running hard. When I glanced at the time display at the 3 mile marker, it said that I was little over 25 minutes. With such a great time in the books, and some encouragement from the Doctor, I headed to the finish line with my second sub-26 minute time ever. I finished a few seconds slower than Saturday's race with a final time of 25:52. I finished 3 out of 24 in my age division and 315 out of the 964 chip time runner.   Let's just say that Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks know how to throw an after race party. The always beautiful Mavericks Dancers were there, as well as the Mavs Maniacs. I took a few pictures with them, and also a got a free photo with a group taking pictures of everyone that wanted one for free. As I was enjoying the post-race festivities, I ran into the Dallas Maverick's mascot, Champ, who gave me a high five. There was pizza, chocolate milk, and my favorite after race drink Myoplex. For those who wanted to enjoy a little more, there was Corona beer and a great band playing. It was a fun night to say the least.   Results can be seen here.   My line Men 55-59:   Place    Bib#    Men Overall    Overall     Time    Age Grade    Pace  5/24     560        239/506      315/964   25:52       61.5%      8:21/m   I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com

Jog'r Egg Nog'r 5K

On December 18, 2010 I ran in the 2010 Jog'r Egg Nog'r 5K at Norbuck Park in White Rock Lake. A few weeks ago my friend and fellow prostate cancer supporter Justin Sucato died on my birthday. This week my younger brother had to have his leg amputated above the knee due to complications of diabetes. So once again, my heart is broken but not destroyed since I have some hope that he will improve his health. He is only 53 year old, and I just don't want to lose him yet. If all this couldn't inspire me nothing will. For the rest of my life, as long as my health makes it possible, I will walk and run for my little brother and for those who are now unable to do so for themselves.   I arrived very early, and parked by the tent where the award ceremony and band played. The registration started at 7:30 AM but was about half a mile away from the starting line. This was a pull tag race which meant that there was no chip timing. I gathered with all the other runners, waiting for the start of the race in a grassy area. While I waited, I stretched and did some light jogging down street to warm up. It was real cold before the race, and I knew that warming up would be very important. At 9:00 AM, the 5K and 15K started together at the intersection of Peavy and Van Dyke. I got into position on the first row and waited for the gun to go off. When it did, I took off fast but soon got a hitch in my gigalog for a few seconds. My hip started to lock up a little, then we came to a long downhill area.   I like running downhill; I seem to speed up more. I guess it's the momentum or gravity. I was enjoying the downhill run, but then started thinking about how difficult it would be to have to climb this same hill on my way back. I figured my final time would suffer a bit. I just kept running as fast as I could. I've run at Norbuk Park many times before but this race started different and had a different route to the finish line at the park. I wasn't sure of my time as I passed the 1 mile marker. At this point in the race, there was a trail on the left where the runners ahead of me were already heading back. I knew that the turnaround must be close. I just followed the crowd, looking for that 5K turnaround. I did not want to go straight, and end up in a 15K race... at least not yet anyway.   I made my way around the turnaround, then we went off on the grass a short distance, ending up on the trail below which lead back the way I started. I kept pushing myself as hard as I could and got to the 2 mile marker still feeling pretty strong in this cool weather. I really enjoy running in this kind of cool weather. In my experience so far, I have found that most runners run faster times in cool weather. At this point, I started thinking about the finish line and about my little brother. I wanted this to be my best race for him. As I got closer, I realized that I didn't have to go back up that long hill after all; the finish line street cut off before the hill and headed back to Norbuck. Boy was I glad. Most of the time I am out of energy toward the end of a race, but I told myself that I could do it, and didn't stop running hard until I crossed the finish line in my personal best 5K race time of 25:49:18. Before the race I said to myself that it would be great if I ran in under 26 minutes. I had picked the time of 25:53 as my goal because of the age of my 53 year old brother. I thank God for continuing to bless me in my running. My success wouldn't be possible without His guidance.   Looking at the post-race results, I discovered that I had finished ahead of the second place winner at last weeks race, the guy that I said always beat me. Another man, who I beat by 16 seconds at the Frisco Frosty 5K last week decided to enter in the clydesdale division ( for runners 200-214 lbs) instead of the 55-59 group. White Rock Racing awarded the 5 fastest runners in each age division an award. I went over to the award ceremony to take a few pictures, thinking I had finished 6th place in my division. When they called my name I was totally surprised and happy to receive that 5th place award as a tribute to my little brother.   I want to thank the Baylor Sports Care Team who came to my aid after the race. I was fine, but as I have said before it just takes a few minutes for me to get back to normal after a race. It was nice to know someone cared enough to see how I was doing. They sat me down by their caravan a few minutes and I said I was fine. Other sponsors at the race were Schepps Dairy who furnished all the egg nog, Run-On!, and Davis Creative.   Last week, I attended the annual Christmas dinner at Cancer Support Community of North Texas (formerly Gilda's Club). The Dinner was sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America, who also donated $5,000 to the center. This center along with Fitsteps for Life and North Texas Prostate Coalition and all the area hospital prostate cancer support groups I attend are responsible for my running. At this holiday time if anyone has any extra money to give, these are great non profit groups to give to. I would like to start a race one day to help these organizations, but I need some sponsors and help getting it all started. I would still be on my couch feeling sorry for myself without them and their support.   You can view the final results here.   My line Male 55-59:   Place   Bib #   Men Overall   Overall      Time       Pace  5/8      1317       74/206       94/404   25:49:18   8:18/m     I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com

The Frisco 5K and Merry Mile

This week I ran in the 2010 Frisco 5K and Merry Mile in Frisco TX. My oldest son John, who lives in Lewisville, came to watch me run. I arrived early before the racing team set up, and started my stretching, then went over to get my registration package and timing chip. I injured my groin during a training run this week, so I figured I'd stretch a bit earlier than usual. After the Run Time racing team, lead by director Rocky, had set up the start and finish line, I moved in and took a few pictures, including one with Rocky (see attached). This was my third straight race with him and the Run Time organization. I checked out a few of the sponsors who braved the cold morning to be with us. The sponsors included AAA Texas, Centennial Medical Center, Slimming World, and Relay for Life which is an upcoming event that honors cancer survivors and remembers those that have lost their battle (you can find out more here). Also in attendance was Moving Pictures who is always at Run Time racing events; they take great pictures. There were more sponsors but some never showed up at this cold event.   Registration was from 7:00 to 8:00AM, then the merry mile started at 8:00. I watched with the other 5K runners and cheered on the runners, especially the young children heading for the finish line for maybe their first time. I know that feeling. Now, I just repeat it over and over every race. It feels great when you finish and you know you did your best, and had a lot of fun doing it. The Frisco Frosty 5K started at 8:30. I lined up on the first row for this race which had close to 1000 runners and finished with 794 chip timed runners. The race started on Frisco Square Blvd, in a beautiful area with many tall buildings and shops. Frisco is the home of the Texas Ranger's minor league baseball team the Frisco Rough Riders, and the Dallas Maverick's D league team.   After a few turns there was a straight away headed out of the square, and I saw my son John who said he said he never saw me. I guess he was looking at all the beautiful women in the race; I can't say I blame him there. It was very windy that morning, with the wind blowing back at my face and body. I didn't want to start too fast this time, since I was slightly injured, but as the race went on, I pushed it more and more. We came to a long straight away with coned up area for those that reached the turnaround. At this point, the runners were bunched up, so I just ran outside of the cones where there was no traffic. As I got closer to the turnaround, I went back in the running lane behind the other runners. When we went around the turnaround, I started to pick up my pace a little more.   At the 1 mile marker, my time was 8:20. I wasn't sure of my time at the 2 mile marker, but kept going hard. We were getting closer to the square, so I really push it hard thinking that I was getting close to the finish line. Just one problem with that, when we got to the square we had another half mile or so to go. Boy was I surprised. I was getting pretty tired, but I knew my son would be there to cheer me on at the finish line, so I gave it all I could muster and finished in the time of 26:39. This was my fastest time since last year's Cowtown 5K on February 27 with a time of 26:39. I did run a 25:33 in the Arlington Highland's 5K on May 18 but somebody moved the cone at the turnaround so the race was only 2.89 miles, so I don't count that race. My fastest time ever was St. Paddy's Day Dash Down Greenville 5K on March 13 with the time of 26:01.   After the race my son greeted me with a big hug. I was out of breath. It always takes a few minutes for me to get back to normal after a race, but I am always very proud and happy to finish another race. After icing my feet and drinking my post-race drinks, we went back to check on the results. I was very surprised with how many runners had finished in my age division , and that I placed 3rd out of 15 men. The winner had previously won The Dallas Turkey Trot, and the 2nd place guy always beats me (but my time is getting closer to his). All 3 of us run Dallas Running Club races. My son John took a few pictures of me getting my award and I got someone to take a picture of us together. He seems to be my lucky charm, just like his dog Rocky who he left in my care after he moved away a few years ago.   My final line men 55-59   Place   Bib#    Age    Men Overall    Overall    Chip Time    Gun Time     Pace  3/15    966      59        130/321      183/793       26:32          26:33      8:32/m I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com

Don Zetnick Arlington Winter Run

This week I chose to run in the 33rd annual Don Zetnick Arlington Winter Run on December 4, 2010. The race was held at the MAC (Maverick Activities Center) at UTA Campus in Arlington, TX, and benefited the YMCA of Arlington. One of the sponsors of the race was The Runner, a sporting goods store, promoter of local races, and also is the oldest running club in Tarrant County, which is owned by Don's son, Phil. Other sponsors included Mr. Jim's Pizza, Starbucks, Texas Health, Arlington Memorial, and other great companies.   Registration was held at the Maverick Activities Center from 7:15 to 8:15 AM. At 8:30 there was a Penguin Waddle for kids aged 11 and under. Both the 2 mile run/walk and the 10K started together at 9:00. There were several children entered in these races, who were trained by their school or the YMCA of Arlington. I've never run a 2 mile race before, so I chose to run in the 2 mile event instead of the 10K. If you check out my blog (www.runningforacause.tumblr.com) and click on results link, you can see all my race results which are hosted on a site called athlinks.com. The problem with athlinks is that some of the results are not accurate. This is because they sometimes have the same runner listed more than once on a given race. The good thing is that they have links to the original results page so you can always double check. I have run mostly 5K', but I have also run a few 10K's, and one 5 mile and one 4 mile race. I wanted to add a 2 mile to the list.   The race began in front of the MAC with the course running around neighborhood and then back on campus; a nice short flat race course. I lined up about 3 rows back. At the beginning of the race, there was a short straight away on campus then a left turn. Since this was only a two mile race I knew I didn't have to hold back at all, so I went as fast as my 59 year old body could take me. We took another left at the next street and the 10K runner went straight. I sure didn't want to get in the wrong line of runners. Anyway, they told us there was an orange cone at the 1 mile marker, but I got a little confused. As we went by the cone, I asked a runner by me if we were at the 1 mile already. She said "not yet, we have to go around a couple of streets and turn back around to go passed the orange cone at 1 mile marker."   At the 1 mile marker, my time was about 8:16. I was a little surprised at that so I tried to just keep it up as fast as I could. Knowing there was only 1 more mile in the race, I knew I could just give all the energy I had, and that it would be over soon. We had to double back around to the start/finish line so I knew the course pretty well. On the last quarter mile I was pretty tired, but I finished as strong as I could. The announcer called my name as I crossed the finish line in time of 16:20, good enough for a 1st place finish. I'm proud to say that my name was listed along with the other 1st place winners in the Dallas Morning News Sunday Sports Page. I finished 55 out of 340 runners.   This week's award was a little stuffed animal penguin with a medal. I think my dog or my son's dogs would love to play with it as a toy. I had a pretty lady runner take a few pictures of me getting my award. The next morning I volunteered for the Dallas White Rock marathon at the 18 mile water stop which was sponsored by the Dallas Running Club. As a volunteer, I handed out grapes and took pictures as the runner went by for 5 and half hours. They had 8 miles left to go to finish the complete 26.2 mile marathon.   My final line in men 55-59   Place    Bib#    Male Overall    Overall    Gun Time    Chip Time    Pace  1/3       490        41/149         55/340      16:20:0       16:18:7     8.09/m   I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com

2010 Arlington Turkey Trot 5K

This week I ran in the Inargural 2010 Arlington Turkey Trot 5K, which started and finished at the Arlington Convention Center. This was the the first Turkey Trot that I've run in, and it will always be special to me. As everyone who reads my blog already knows, I am a long time fan of the 2010 American League Champion Texas Rangers and of my prostate cancer doctor Justin Lee, who did the robotic surgery on me in September of 2007. Both of which are in Arlington. Thanks to Dr. Lee's excellent work, my PSA has been undetectable ever since. Funds from the event support The Shoe Bank, which offers shoes to homeless people. I always mention some of the sponsors for each race on my blog and it is my honor to say that USMD Hospital at Arlington was a sponsor of this wonderfull inargural Arlingon Thanksgiving 5K race. Other sponsors were Vandergriff Cheverlet and Hyundai, Frost Banking, The Runner, Run Time Racing, and New Balance which gave away 3 pairs of free shoes to the fastest winners.

There were 2017 participants (runners and walkers), plus spectators that braved the rapidly howling wind and punging tempratures and some light rain. The course was fast, and featured views of Cowboy Stadium, the Ballpark in Arlington, a little league field and lake, Six Flags over Texas, and the Arlington Convention Center. I arrived about 7:00 AM in my racing shorts and sleaveless technical shirt, and soon realized it was going to be a cooler morning than I expected. I picked up my registration packet which had my bib #, chip timer and a long sleave t-shirt, with all the great sponsors printed on the back, as well as other goodies. Then I went to my car and changed to long pants and put on a long sleave technical shrit before I put on the USMD racing shirt that I race in every week. Thanks to USMD for the shirt and for the support. Without thier help, I wouldn't be able to race each week, and spread awareness about prostate cancer and running and walking as a way to better health. In my opinion they have the best prostate cancer doctor in Texas, and possibly the whole US.

The 1 mile fun run started at 8:30 an with a lot of children and parents entered. The 5K started at about 9:00 AM. I lined up about 6 rows back in this fast field of runners. The start had the biggest hill of the race, but not very long. But that made the finish a fast downhill to the finish line keeping with my new racing strategy I started as fast as I could up the hill, turned left out of the convention center parking lot, in front of the little league park. You look up and see Cowboy Stadium around first base side of the ballpark heading to centerfield. Then turn left and go by third base, past my parking spot as we turn right accreoss thrid base. So for doing OK trying to get throug hthe crowd of runners as we were cone off on one side and traffic on other side. Circle around by Six Flags then final back around part of ballpark a long straight home stretch. Everyone was bunched up hard to pass. So I ran just outside the cone to pass runner then finally back by the little league park and down the hill as fast as I could to the finish line. 4 or 5 runners passed me up as we came down the hill to the finish line. I tried my best; that's all I know how to do, but I wanted to be in the top 3 in my age group and receive an award for this special race.


When they posted the final results, they had everyone ranked by overall time. I looked my time up, then followed the list up to see how many men in my age division had a better time than I did. Well, it looked like I had finished 3rd place, and I was very happy. At the award ceremony when it got to my age division, they never called my name. I asked someone afterwords, and they said the winner in my group was not listed, therefore I finished 4th place. Just like last week, I went home empty handed with no award. I think if they had an award for 4th place, I would be the man; that's my spot it seems. Oh well that's life. Awards are just a honor. I run for my health and to inspire others to try running and walking even if they have health problems like I had. I am a 3 year prostate cancer survivor running with diabites, a pacemaker, avascular necrosis in both hips, hypothyroidism, and wear a patch to help keep my memory working properly. If I can do this, then you should see your doctor about getting you on an excercise program so you can attain better health. You can do it, just one day ata time. Never give up hope to change your life.

I was the oldest runner in my age group; the only 59 year old in the division. So I am very satisfied with my results. I train my best and give it all I can just like my 2010 American League Champion Texas Rangers did this year. Next, it'll be the World Series Champions. Speaking of sports, I went to watch the Mavericks beat the Miami Heat and Houston Rocckets over the weekend and took a few pictures. Special thanks to Miller Public Relations for donating the attached picture of me running.



You can see the complete results here.
You can see some pictures of the event here. (my bib # was 533)


My final results in male 55-59

Place Bib# Men Overall Overall Chip Time Gun Time Diff Time Back Pace
4/14 533 62/310 216/601 27:18:5 27:20:3 0.01.7 3.31.7 8:47/m

I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community.
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