The last mile is not the worst mile
The past 2 races I started to think about which mile is the worst of the race. Is the first mile? The last mile? One in the middle? I've settled on a mile in the middle. A few weeks ago I did the Runner's Alley Redhook 5K . I think the 2nd mile was the worst, at least it felt that way. I am so thankful for the additional unofficial water stop after the first mile. Last year I took the entire season off. My mom had become ill and it was terminal cancer. I posted a bit about it last year. We spent several months driving out of state to visit as much as we could before she passed away. And then I spent a few months catching up on all the paperwork that didn't happen last summer. It was an overwhelming time, and I was not racewalking, walking or training all season. I had a late training start for this year. I'm determined to finish the Seacoast Road Race Series again, and might do an extra race or two. My part-time busin...