The Bull Canyon Run has suffered from declining entries for a few years. I can't figure it out. It is a great race. The weather is always fantastic. The course is amazingly fast, and the race is always well organized.
Unfortunately, I ran while I was sick this year. The race started on-time, as usual. I can’t remember how I felt while I was running, but I couldn’t have felt too terrible, or I would remember. The only thing I really remember about the race is that I tried to encourage a young racer on the home stretch. I told him to stick with me or something like that. He said OK and did stick with me for most of the last mile.
Unfortunately, I ran while I was sick this year. The race started on-time, as usual. I can’t remember how I felt while I was running, but I couldn’t have felt too terrible, or I would remember. The only thing I really remember about the race is that I tried to encourage a young racer on the home stretch. I told him to stick with me or something like that. He said OK and did stick with me for most of the last mile.
I finished second female, which competitively is the best that I’ve done in this race. Below is the info from athlinks.
After the race, the AG winners stand on a podium, get plaques and are recognized. Everyone is happy and chatty. The ladies tried to chat with me. I fear that they think that I was stand-offish. I didn't want to say anything, because I knew that the moment I spoke, I would start coughing uncontrollably. After the race, initially, I couldn't stop coughing. While I was on the stage, I happened to have 2 minutes of relief, but I knew if I spoke I wouldn't be able to control the cough.
The woman standing next to me told me that she was glad when she heard that I had moved up in my age group. That made me smile.
I have been trying to sub 22, again, for a long time, but I was, honestly, so sick I couldn't enjoy it much.
