The last Cooper River Bridge Run on the old bridge.
The new bridge is above-left, the old bridge will be taken down soon to allow larger ships to come further inland.
Nice race: 2 miles to the bridge, 2 miles across the bridge (up and down, then up and down, then up then down),
2 miles through the Holy City (Charleston, SC).
+ a few scenic detours to make it an official 10k (6.21 miles).
The fun began onboard the shuttle bus to the starting line.
Our driver failed to follow the other 1,000 buses,
made 3 u-turns (in a school bus), then got out her cell phone and was heard saying "where is that starting line supposed to be at?".
About 42,000 people signed up. About 18,500 runners.
Semi-official times show I was beaten by:
one 12 year old boy, 8 men over 70, and one 60 year old woman.
Rematch with that woman! She's probably 50 years old, not 60! She puts steroids in her Sanka!
Taking photos does cut into ones time . . .
yeah, it's 'cause of the photos . . .
and hey - I was very very competitive with the
"75 and over" Female category.
Official times are coming in the mail.
I accomplished these things before 9:19am:
1) I finished. 2) No injuries. 3) A good time was had by all.
Ready for another 10k, I am hooked. This time I will even train!
Peachtree Road race? Bolder Boulder? Bay to Breakers? Bridge to Bridge?
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