Let's Run

Today was a great day for a run – but I am not sure if it was great for one that was 7.2 miles. We started off our day by meeting up at 0530 for the trip over to the starting point. The weather was nice and breezy, with just a little bit of heat. At the starting line, while we were waiting to begin the race, we were able to watch the sunrise over the city of Baghdad. The run was not as bad as I thought. The water points had ice cold water and there were many more than the last run. Everything was going well until the very end. There was one small detail that we had not fully calculated into this run; Signal Hill. The last mile of the race was down a nice stretch of road with the water to our left and the wind blowing off of the water keeping us cool. The problem was that the finish line and the last two tenths of a mile were all up Signal Hill. Well, it was a tough finish, but we all had a fun time and everyone did great!