Posing with robin before the start of the Valentine's Day 5k in Bakersfield, CA
Well, the rain subsided just in time for Valentine's 5k run in Bakersfield. I talked Robin into doing the race in a run 5 minutes, walk 2 minutes format, at her pace. The run seemed easy to me, I talked to Robin most of the way, she grunted in return. I had no issues physically, just the ever present dribbling of urine, which intensifies when running. My customized pad worked fairly well, no chafing between the legs, although it was full when we were done. Our time was 42 minutes. Last year I did the same race in 20:57, so this was much slower and easier for me, but the time was 5 minutes faster for Robin. We gave Aden a ride there, and he finished 5th overall, so we waited around for the cool custom heart medal he got. It was made out of glass. Afterward, we headed to Lengthwise Brewing Company with Trevor, Andrea, and their kids, and grandkids for some lunch. I went all in and had my first beer since the surgery. I asked for the lightest beer they had and sipped slowly on a cream ale. We all had too much to eat, and headed home, with a quick stop at Winco for more food.
Today, I feel fine, Robin's a little stiff from her effort. We went out for a walk, 3.75 miles. I ran a little bit. It took us 1:13 to finish, but there were over 700 feet of climbing. My pad was full again. It felt like it was leaking towards the end, but it could have been sweat from the spandex shorts I was wearing. Tomorrow is the big day. I find out the results of the blood test.
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