Me, Carla, Chris, Reiko, a snapping turtle, & a dog....

What a great morning to run the Bell Buckle moon pie course! We started out at the public bathrooms slowly at 9am. We came upon a snapping turtle after the 5 mile point. I probably lost almost a minute just messing around with it trying to get it to move out of the road.
At about mile 3, a mixed lab started running with me. She finished up 7 miles with me back in town. She was so patient with me when I crawled up that infamous hill. I actually walked backwards up the darn thing for the most part. We took her back where I picked her up after we gave her water. She was too funny! She definitely kept me company. :)
I'm so proud of Reiko. She had never run more than 6 miles in her life before today. She managed to run about 10 miles in around 1:43, I think... I finished in 1:37:46 with Carla about 2 mins behind me. Reiko was not that far behind her. Chris finished in 1:25. According to the 305, it was a 9:47 pace for me. I'm slowly creeping back....like a turtle with a dog chasing it!

more later.......