Listerine Clean

Saturday AM was a wonderful morning to run the Freshburst Listerine 5M Run / 5K Walk in LTZ. And that's what I did, clocking in at a tempered 46:33 [/cue The Price Is Right loser horn]. Yes, that is +4:30 from last year. Boo... me. But not for nothing, I've been suffering from an aggravating shin splint for the last two weeks.

I also admit that I relied way too much on the treadmill and started road training way too late. Live and learn.

To add salt to the proverbial wound, Meredith Jorgensen was absent this year. WGAL represented, however, in the form of one Dr. John Scala. That guy is a pro's pro, completing the race in 33:29 and finishing 36th overall and 1st in his age bracket (50-59, fyi).

On a positive note, I had the coolest shoes of all runners. And how clutch is that The Price Is Right sound effect?!?