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I started off the day riding into Hartford by bike (30 miles) to participate in the 2008 "RACE FOR THE CURE". The day started cool with lots of ground fog so riding was a bit iffy but non-eventfull. Arrived in Hartford at 8AM and had to get ready for the 8:30 race start. After a quick change at the gym (TCC) I ran down to the park, grabbed my chip and got in line. I met up with Gabe and Ray and after a brief chat the gun sounded. Gabe was off like shot with Ray in quick pursuit. I on the other hand tried to keep up only to find that sometimes the body won't do what the brain wants. So with legs like noodles I settled into a pace that would see me thru this 5K. At about the 1 mile mark Jamie Sullivan passes by shouting out encouragement while sitting astride his mount (bike). I yelled back to him to ask why he wasn't running. Something about locking his running stuff in his Hartford office. I think we'll need the whole story on that. It was also about this time that I noticed how hot was getting!!! Yuck!!! Anyway, I mananged to keep Ray and Gabe in sight for most of the race (those heat uniforms are easy to see way out front). Other HEAT members out running the course where Rays wife and daughter (Nancy and Rebecca i think), Gabes wife Jen, and mine (Janice) as well. I also saw Doug Lords wife Jane running in a bridesmaids dress. As the story goes - she's a bridemaid in a wedding later the same day. All the women were participating in the race that morning, and it was quite a sight!!! Doug and his two kids were in attendance and where heard cheering the rest of us on (thanks guys)!!! I don't remember the exact final times but it was something like this:

Gabe 18:20 - 1st in A.G. top 10 overall.
Ray 19:19 - 5th in A.G. 22 overall.
Me 20:16 - 1st in A.G. 33rd overall.
Jen ?
Janice 33:50
Nancy and Rebecca (38:39)

I think we all had a good time and the cause is hard to beat!!!