Ode to Road Races on Valentines!

Before the sun had awakened for the day,

Runners gathered for a Valentines 14K.

I was surrounded by a crowd of runners saluting the flag,

And two vocalists sang the anthem of a country we all love.

No running alone on Valentine’s Day,

So I kept pace with two Red Cross volunteers the whole way.

An hour down, we found ourselves back at the track,

Hmm that was odd, are we really that fast?

We rounded the corner and finished the race,

But we definitely didn’t run a 6:53 pace!

For some a disappointment for others a delight,

the course, we found out, wasn’t quite right,

Nearly three miles too short, but a good run nonetheless,

And we were fast enough for a T-shirt; 

we could claim success!