Racing is new to me.  I signed up for a 5-mile event in the Fall of 2012 because I have very encouraging friends.  Besides, the event supported the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association and I encourage efforts to maintain clean water.  The running terrain covered meadow, forest, road, and stream.  I try to run three miles every day, so pushing myself an additional two was a stretch.  Lenore’s phone app provided mile-by-mile pace alerting which helped.  Of the hundreds of participants I think about 7 came in behind me!