Sunday was the 5th Annual Piggy Trot at Dowses Beach in
Osterville, MA. It’s a 3.7 mile road
race raising money and melanoma awareness through The Glenna Kohl Fund for
Hope.
As always, it was a fantastic event. This was my fourth straight year and it
continues to get better and better every time.
Well-organized, friendly volunteers, beautiful course, the sun was
shining, great race day atmosphere. You can tell that Glenna was a very special girl.

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My dad signed up for the race for the first time and yesterday
was the longest my mom has ever run without walking! In 2011 & 2012, she did a little
run/walk along the course but now I have no doubt she’ll be ready for the Tufts
10k with me in October! :) It was also the first
road race all 3 of us have run together!
I’ve run with dad. Dad ran with
mom. Mom ran with me. It was fun seeing the whole family out on the
course. I always say... running is
contagious!
Also running this year was Joe & Jon from CCR and family
friend, Chris—a road race maniac, who continues to get faster each week of
racing.
As for my race, I won a pig!
I think I was more excited about the pig than I was winning $50 for my
3rd place finish. Most of the course I was running alone. I passed a group of runners just before the first mile marker and worked on picking off 3 more runners the rest of the race as no one else was in sight. I ran about 10 seconds
slower than last year but felt very relaxed throughout the whole race. My average heart rate was 178. That seems high to me (I try to keep it around 160 bpm for easy runs) but I don't usually race with my heart rate monitor so I didn't know what to expect! Today was a great test to see where my fitness
is at as I prepare for Women Running Wild in 5 weeks where I hope to run a 5k
PR.
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