glowing pink for the second year!

That's me, having crossed the finish line at 12:58 AM on Saturday night.
Or should I have said Sunday morning?
(smile)
Well, I had not yet been a-bed, so it was still 'night' for me.
That photo was gleaned from the video of the race finishers.
I can be seen starting at marker 39:55 and beyond.
Of 123 participants, only 96 completed the race.
That made me 88th of the 96 finishers.

What race was this?
It was the "Glow The Mall Pink Midnight Madness 5K at Oglethorpe Mall.
This is my second year of participating in this event that benefits breast cancer charities in the Coastal Empire.
Last year was my first time - and its first time here, too.
Then, I had waited until race day to register.
This year, I was officially to be a runner by the end of July.

I admit - last year, I had thought I had completed the race.
When I had circumnavigated the course, the folks at the finishing line had waved me in, so I went.
I had been so very proud of my finisher medal!
Then, with my time of 33:32, I had won third place for my age group - woohoo!
Silly me.
I realized later that I had only completed half of the course. They had waved me in so as to not delay the start of the awards presentation.
So, this year, I was determined to finish... and I did.
(smile)

I wore the wrong pants (too knobby)
and wrong shoes (too loose) -
but I did the whole walk!
As I said, there's a video of the finishers.
Look for me at 39:55 and beyond!
I think this just may become a regular event for me.
(smile)