Ok…I am overdue on Saturdays race and I am waiting for Steph’s turkey meatloaf….so here is my line…
26. Sam Spritzer 0:21:41 0:06:59 5/M50-54 24/M
Yup, I am getting faster and faster but still, T-man is beating me to the finish line. Except for the last quarter mile, the course is generally flat. The last quarter is an uphill, not an upslope…but an UPHILL. I can assume this $&^$%^#@$# little up, up, up and away blip on the map is worth at least 20 seconds.

Next weekend is going to be a break from racing. I’ll be volunteering at the UB Track Invitational Track and Field meet. Its a good way of helping a local running cause and at the same time, helps pay for the track fees that Checkers incurs in using the UB track for its Tuesday Night track practices. You see, one of the perks of being a member of Checkers is being able to use a top notch track facility, coached by a top notched track coach, Bob Carroll. The testimonial to this is an ever increasing improvement in my times ever since I started taking up running in 2005 and along the way, collecting dozens and dozens of “dead rabbits”.

There are quite a few number of people on the dartboard for this year but I won’t reveal who they are out of respect for their talents in helping me become a faster runner (Tony, Darlene…relax, I am counting on you to help me achieve my goal).