VIGNETTE

When we were all lined up ready to race 3 miles it started to rain. Never have I raced in rain because we live in Southern California so this was special. All 100 or so of us runners were anxious to start this race. It seemed like a battleground, we were all lining up to go out and hunt each other. Since it was raining we had to stay warmed up so we were all jumping up and down like some sort of mosh pit. We were the last race of the day so everyone was on the sidelines ready to cheer us on. Right before the gun went off, I looked at the other runners and thought why shouldn't I try and beat them all? I put my game face on as I go out into the battleground that will be for the next 3 miles.