Hey supporters, pledgers and donaters,


The run last night was a huge success. I started in lane one of the Kid's Mile jog with a dozen or so kids. They were a bit intimidated by all the important announcements to please stay out of my way so I wouldn't run them over. It was cute. Lap one was an eye opener as I tried to control my pace but still came in under 2 minutes. It caused a bit of anxiety as I frantically did the math in my head fearing lap three. Lap two was a bit more controlled but I found it hard to slow my pace, fearing I would have nothing left at the end. I tried to keep the step rhythm up and shorten my stride length, it helped a bit but riding the encouragement of the crowd makes it hard to run slower. I completed lap two a few seconds over two minutes, the clock read 4:02. Eeeeekkk! still WAY under my predicted pace. Lap three is always the key to the mile. I knew it would be the most difficult mentally and physically. I dug deep into whatever recourses my training had provided and found a 2:04 lap. After three laps the clock read 6:04. With that I knew the record was more than secure. I dropped the rest of my energy on lap four. As I passed the last 200 meter mark I gained some encouragement from a coach reminding me to drive my arms. It helped and I was able to "sprint" to the line with a clock time of 8:05!!!

So to all of you that pledged according to my predicted times, well, sorry, I ran faster. :-)

Thanks for all the encouragement, pledges and donations. We will have video posted on Facebook.

Please make payment s to the Camp Eyabsut web site at: http://saveburncamp.org/

Attached are some of the photos Cheryl took.
Thanks again for all you support,

Tony