Peter's Team Diabetes Triathlon (and formerly Marathon) Blog

This morning I ran the Army 10K held at CFB Gagetown. What a great event. Of course, with the military organizing it you could expect that it would be run with precision and it was. Nice t-shirt (with a way cool crest!), well marked route, water stations, bagels/fruit/gatorade afterwards, lots of door prizes and medals for the top finishers. Course was an "out and back" on a gravel trail. A bit of a challenge as there were some partially washed out sections, loose gravel and a few changes in elevation. A little worried when I saw the "Beware of Bears" sign but figured that any rampaging wildlife would get the fastest or the slowest runners and I was neither.

Finished in a time of 1:02 - a little slower than planned but still close to my target and I was quicker over the second half (30:00) than the first (32:00) which was my goal.

My motivation for the run were the troops currently serving overseas and the many who will deploy in the near future. God speed and safe home.