Cam participated in the World's Fastest 10K race yesterday (10/11/09). The race is a nearly all downhill run down the side of the Franklin Mountains (the mountain range that runs through the middle of El Paso, TX) and used by many "professional" runners to improve on their personal best time! The road course starts at an elevation of 5,200 feet (the summit of a pass over the mountain) and finishes at 3,800 feet.
Like last time, we met up with a couple of friends prior to the race. Charla ran the 2 mile fun run and Jason (a lifelong cross-country/track runner) used the 10K as a warm-up for the Albuquerque Marathon taking place next weekend. Cam and Jason were even joined by their Battalion XO, Major McCoy in the race. Approximately 175 people ran and Cam finished 12th in his age category with a time of 49 minutes 28 seconds. He even beat his goal time of 50 minutes!
After the race, despite tight muscles, Charla and Jason joined us for a yummy brunch at our favorite local greasy spoon! We all are looking forward to the next few races coming up, including a costume race for Halloween, a race at a local winery (with free booze at the finish line!) in November and a Jingle Bell run in December.
Cam before the start of the race
Cam coming into land at the finish line (note his race #)
Crossing the finish line with a time of 45:28
The runners (L to R): Major McCoy, Cam, Jason, Charla
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