Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrock 5k

I ran my first race of the year today. I've only run a couple of times in the last three weeks, because of my back ickiness. Two weeks ago, I couldn't even walk. I'm happy (and surprised) to say that in spite of this, I beat last year's race by 6 seconds a mile, averaging 7:36 per mile instead of last year's 7:42. I came in approximately 400th place out of 1568 dudes. Let's hear it for 37-year-old hypomaniacs!

This is a good omen, because I'm stepping up the distance over the next little bit. My next few confirmed races are:

1. March 12th, 4-mile Pfizer Oncology Colon Cancer Challenge. (What a name.)
2. March 18th, 13.1 mile Brooklyn Half-Marathon.
3. April 29, 13.1 mile Queens Half-Marathon.

But I might do some others in between the Brooklyn and Queens runs.. depending on family patience and how my back holds out. Speaking of which, I'm seeing a chiropracter tomorrow for the first time. Should be exciting.

Maggie is tense, man. Tense.

Love to all. Even you, the runner with Kennel Cough.