St. Urho and a WHOR!

I ran the St. Urho 10K in Menagha, MN this past weekend (this is where my sister's in-laws are from) and it was an interesting one. Approximately 2 1/2 miles of the run was a mowed grass/dirt path around the lake and about 1/4 mile of that was a single file path that wound through trees, up and down STEEP hills, where i was ducking under trees, tripping over branches and dodging deer droppings. I felt like I was on an obstacle course, not a race! It was some good cross-training and my legs and feet hurt from the surface I was not used to running on. It was a HOT one too! I did take 2nd in my age group (and got a metal!) although I do not know what my time was because when I asked the race director how I would find out, he told me if I didn't hear what they yelled to me when I crossed the finish line, I would have to wait until it was published in their local newspaper. So it was a bit different than what I am used to but plan on doing it again next year-heck it's worth a metal, maybe I can get 1st next year.