Another 5k in the Florida heat

Ran a 5k this morning for Colon/Rectal Cancer awareness. Hot, humid Florida in late June. What was I thinking? The good news was I ran about as fast as I did last race. My time was about 26 minutes (about 8:30/mile, I think). However, my calf injury from a couple weeks ago flared up about 1/2 mile in - so I was glad my time was still good (for me), but my calf is now being iced and I'll probably concentrate on weights this week (which is probably overdue and neglected work that I need to do). Pretty pleased with my overall progress from slug to semi-athlete. Starting to recognize faces, too, which is kind of cool. And it was for a good cause. So, if you know people who are over 50, please remind them to get scoped to check for polyps, etc. Early detection is half the battle...Oh, and they took photos so I'll post that in the next few days. See how stupid Nicotine looks while running...haha.

Update: The photo looked so bad, I couldn't bring myself to buy it. But I saw the official results: I finished 20th of 61, 4th of 6 in my age group, avg of 8:25/mile and total time of 26:04, though I think it was 26:00 since it took me 4 or 5 seconds to get to the start line. Overall, a good experience and - since my goal is always progress - it was a success. Thanks for all the support!