While I was back east visiting family, I participated in a “virtual race” benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. The Run For Our Heroes 10k was a race done at each participants schedule and location from May 24th to 31st. I convinced one of my sisters to do the run with me while visiting extended family in Mt. Gretna, PA. The virtual race was sponsored by Step2Leap and each participant received a personalized bib to wear while they completed their race as well as a medal to wear proudly after competing in the virtual race.
While the 10k course I mapped out in Mt. Gretna included a massive hill to finish and an overabundance of non-shaded roads (note to self: run on the shady side next time!), I was pretty happy with my finishing time of 46:36! That ended up being my second fastest 10k that I’ve run to date and a great precursor to longer races coming up later this year. That time also places me for 3rd overall for the 10k participants, not too shabby!
![Run For Our Heroes, 10k race bib](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RunForOurHeroes_10kracebib.png?resize=851%2C584&ssl=1)
![Run For Our Heroes, post-race cooling down](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/JP-iPhone-442-1024x768-jpg.webp?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Run For Our Heroes, race results](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RunForOurHeroes_raceresults.png?resize=967%2C862&ssl=1)
![Run For Our Heroes, race medal](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/photo-1-1024x768-jpg.webp?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![Run For Our Heroes, race medal (closeup)](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/photo-3-1024x768-jpg.webp?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
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