On March 21, 2009 I started my runs again. This was the first race that I started a year ago and so I figured it should be the first one that I started with after my surgery. Meijer was a sponsor again this year so we decided to do it again. Ron ended up having to work so his brother Dave ran in his place and then Dawn & Adam also ran as well as a few others from Meijer. I wasn't sure how this race would go since I had just had surgery just shy of 6 weeks before. I don't think the surgeon wasn't big on fitness and said I should be careful starting back with running but I was feeling pretty good so I figured if I took it easy I could do it. It was rather chilly and was about 38 degrees so if we wanted to keep warm we needed to run. I ran the first mile and then when back and forth between walking and running. I ended up finish in 34minutes 13 seconds which was am 11:02 pace - not bad for my first race back, I actually felt really good after the race - no pains in my shoulder or neck at all. Dave finished in 40 minutes 30 seconds a 13:04 pace and Dawn & Adam finished in 43 minutes 53 seconds a 14:09 pace. This is the first of many runs for this year. I will be doing the mini marathon in May so we will have to wait and see how that goes.
