Firecracker 6 Miler

When last I wrote, I was getting ready to leave Chicago. In fact I did one last loop around Andersonville before I left. No running during the move. We are in Indianapolis though. The move went well for the most part. Mark, Friday and I are settling into the new home. Lots of boxes to unpack.

We did have time to run the Inaugural Firecracker 6 Miler today. The race runs through downtown Indianapolis - pretty much most of the historical parts of the city. It was a sunny and warm morning, as Mark, my friend Kris and I ran the race. It was Kris' first race. It was Mark's and my first 6 mile race. An odd distance when you think about it.

The run went well. Mark wanted to be ahead for a while. Kris had not really done anything beyond 3 miles, so I was helping her get through the race. Things went fairly well until mile 4. The move finally caught up with me. My legs had been going up and down stairs for the last few days with heavy boxes. I actually cramped the other night. I most likely should not have run this race, but I wanted to. So for most of mile 4-5 we walked. Kris was understanding. My body just could not do a whole lot.

At mile 5 though we began to run, and we actually finished strong. My time was 1:24:24. Not my best 6 miles, but I will take it today.

Now I unpack and rest before I start my new job on Monday.

Charlie