Running With Ike - Part Three

Final Results:
10 mile time - 1:40:33 (10:03 mile pace)
Age group place - 6/51
Overall place - 1470/2977

Humorous sights/noticings along the way:

• The man at the hotel who stepped outside and stuck his outreached hand out to check the rain status. Here's a clue - if it is coming down in sheets, you probably don't need to reach your hand out to check if it is raining.
• The woman who came back inside the lobby area and announced; "I just don't think this is me". (In regards to whether or not to run the race.)
• The man running with a large golf umbrella (closed) - what exactly was he planning to do with that?
• The fact that after drinking my cup of water, I politely dumped the excess on the pavement, so as not to splash anyone around me. I realized the absurdity of that after the first couple of water stations.
• Most of the mile marker signs that were blown over or blown completely away. There was really no way of determining where you were on the course.
• The volunteers offering "hurricane water", or "Sports Ike", or "rain water"
• The porta-potties that were blown over (I hope no one was inside at the time)
• The amazing number of runners heading back out on the course after crossing the finish line, determined to get some extra miles in
• The cheery spectators along the course - especially those holding up signs for their athlete, with the writing washing off the posters
• The incredible spirit of the volunteers who did not have the advantage of moving to stay warm
• The comraderie of the runners - we all had the attitude of "we're in this together"