Dexter-Ann Arbor Run

The 10K I ran this morning was a very enjoyable event. The weather was perfect - sunny and calm, and warm but not hot. And I was very pleased to finish in 59:39 (this was by my watch, but I later learned my official time was 59:38 ... 901st out of 1677 finishers) ... not only a new personal record (I had run this same race last year in 1:02:29), but even breaking the one-hour barrier, which I had hoped to do, but didn't really expect. There were 3 minor drawbacks: (1) Almost a half-hour in (a little before the 3-mile mark), while pushing for time, I attempted to make my way around a rough stretch of pavement, and instead fell. I bloodied my right elbow, although didn't realize this until the race was finished - at the time, I just popped back up and kept going. (I suppose that, for a Sunday, this "holey ground" was appropriate.) (2) One of the sponsors, Domino's Pizza, was supposed to be providing slices for the runners at the conclusion of the race. But I couldn't find it! (SOB) (3) Afterwards, when Michelle and I were backing out of the downtown parking lot, we heard a loud THUNK as the right front of the car dropped down, and a horrible grinding ensued. Bystanders told us, variously, that it was a broken ball joint, a CV joint, or a tie rod. At any rate, we called AAA, and had it towed to Firestone (where I work) for repair, and got the good news that my employee discounts would save us several hundred dollars on the bill.