Alice's adventures at the Coho

This is an email from Alice Jung written Sept. 14 and pasted here, with permission from Alice, by Kathy.

I can't believe the Coho Run was just last week. Somehow it seemed like a
long time ago, but then it feels like yesterday as my body is still
recovering from it today.

What a great experience the run was. It was my first time participating in
the Coho Run and the scenery was spectular.

When the speaker announced that it was the final last 1/2 K of the run and
with the finish line in view, I managed to find the strength to catch up
with a girl in front of me to movtivate myself to the finish line.

She sees me at the corner of eye and speeds up a little.

I think, darn it, I just caught up with you.

So I sped up so I can be alongside of her.

At one point, we were both neck and neck as we both sprinted together in
unison.

Then the competitiveness in each gal kicked in, then we both ran like a bat
out of hell to the finish line.

At the finish line, we felt like running sisters even though we were
complete strangers to each other, we patted one another's back, smiled and
thanked each other for encouraging the other to do our personal best at the
finish line.

Competition is alive and well. I never expected to end my Coho run like
this. When I was competing like that, I didn't feel the pain, suffering as I
was concentrating so hard on just moving my legs as fast as I could.

I looked up my time on the website, I was near the end of the group, but
heck, I made it through the finish line with an exhausted smile on my face.


See everyone at 8 am on Sunday.