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Santa Anita Derby Day 5K and LA : I'm back to running! After a long break from the roads and trails, I'm back to running and hopefully as strong as I was before the injury.

Dave and I both ran in the Derby Day 5K at Santa Anita in April! Since Dave ran the race too, I really don't have many photos. I had not ran a race in about 6 months, but I managed to placed 9th in my age group out of 120! Not bad, eh! Afterwards Dave enjoyed a few hours at the track while I shopped in Pasadena. Then we both headed to the Westin in downtown LA where we enjoyed a nice dinner and a bottle of wine. It was truly a relaxing and wonderful evening.

Santa Anita Derby Day 5K and LA

Nike Run Hit Wonder : I ran in the Nike Run Hit Wonder in Los Angeles. There were 19,000 runners entered in the 5k and 10k and we all wore the same shirt. I finished the 10K with a presonal best of 47:51.

Nike Run Hit Wonder

Magic Mountain 5k : I ran in a 5K race at 6 flags Magic Mountain. It was a little hilly, but I still managed to obtain a personal record in the 5K. My time was 23:21.

Magic Mountain 5k

USAF Marathon Realy : In september of 2005, I was fortunate enough to get to travel to Dayton, OH to run on a marathon relay team. It was a teriffic experience and our team placed 8th overall in the Co-ed relay team division.

USAF Marathon Realy

Half Marathon : I ran in the Santa Clarita Half Marathon in the beginning of Novemeber. I beat my goal and placed 14th in my age group with a time of 1hour and 48 minutes.

Thanksgiving Weekend 5K in Cocoa, FL : Whie in FL for thanksgiving, I decided to run a 5k in my old stomping grounds. It was great to see Denise from Running Zone again...it had been over 2 years! The race was small, so I finished as 3rd overall female. The humidity was a killer for this now turned Cali girl. So I didn't top my time from a few weeks earlier, but I did finish respecfully at 23:58.

Thanksgiving Weekend 5K in Cocoa, FL