This is not my victory, but certainly worth repeating.
Mrs. A. participated in "Into the Darkness", an athletic event in nighttime trail running. Yes, this is a running event in which you need a headlamp. I am not kidding.
There were many thrills and spills, several contestants needing stitches, but Mrs. A. finished unscathed. She knows every protruding root and rock on those trails.
She placed sixth in her age group, which is extremely good for a non-runner. She dusted several twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings, and quite a few fourty-ish.
From what I have heard, the main reason she did not take a trophy was that she assumed she would be relegated to the back of the pack. She voluntarily started out in a rather poor position, and it can be devilishly hard to pass on a narrow trail in the dark.
Finishing makes this a win. Having fun in the process makes this a double-win. Finishing well is astounding.
- A