I had a blast this weekend.  Running three races in three days tested my legs, but my focus, patience, and stamina.  Thank you to everyone that came out to the events, sent text messages (Thank you Twitter Twerps), and general support the past weeks of training and the events. I thought Sports backers and the Richmond Road Runners Club did awesome work and did their damn thing!  I cannot wait to do it again next year.  Here is a recap of this past weekend’s festivities:

Friday Filthy Mud Run 5K

Unfortunately, the brothers were not able to accompany me on the mud run.  This was my first mud run and I was psyched. I met many cool runners and many first timers like myself. I was not there to pull a record, but to enjoy the concept of getting filthy.  I am not so much a trail runner, so this posed a minor threat to my running. Prior to the 6PM race start, I saw some runners that stood out from the norm including a group of girls in prom dresses, a guy with a long beard, another guy in a suit, and a group of ladies known as the “Dirty Divas!” …  Interesting…

Day 2 of my 10-day “intense diet and training discipline” before the Riverrock Events and Carytown 10K (May 15- May 17, 2009).

I jinxed myself and got sick, and no - it is not the H1N1 Swine Flu (thank God), but apparently, there is an allergy/cold bug going around that lasts about 48/72 hours also known as a minor head cold.  I am feeling a bit better today and try to resume the workout routine after work this afternoon.  I thought it was a mild case of breathing in too much Lysol sanitizer at the fitness center on Monday. I was stuck in bed wheezing and sleeping away the sickness unable to hit the treadmill and weights.  Aside, it was Cinco de Mayo and I did manage to take part in some celebration and shenanigans.  I am still young and “partying” and sickness is not a stranger to my friends and me.  Besides the sickness, weather in Richmond, VA has also affected training.  It is as if the cities of Seattle and London gave birth to a monsoon and stuck pins in a voodoo doll to create a week of rain in the city.  The weather calls for scattered thunderstorms the rest of the week; I am crossing my fingers that it stays far away.