Dave's Pre-race Experience

It was 4:23 a.m. when the alarm decided it was time to begin what I would consider my longest day. Craig, Jean (Craig's wife) and I started our morning off with a full breakfast at Denny's. Not the best food, but who's going to be picky at 5:00 a.m. in the outskirts of Hagerstown, MD. We finished the watery oatmeal and coffee and headed to Boonsboro for the pre-race instructions and the long half mile walk to the starting line - at least it should have been a walk - however, Craig got caught in the bathroom line and we ended up doing a run, jog, walk to the start line. As we worked our way throught the pack - the gun sounded!