Better to Laugh

I ran the 5K, but I missed the preferential seeding time by 27 seconds.  I was feeling pretty good waiting for the start.  The first half mile was tough; the 25 degree air was hard on the lungs until I got warmed up.  My sunglasses fogged up after I did get warm, and I couldn’t see my watch; I eventually just took them off.  I also found out that if you don’t take all the straight paths and cut the corners short (shortest distance between two points), you can actually add at least a tenth of a mile to the course (according to my GPS watch that my wonderful husband got me for Christmas).  I didn’t run my smartest race, but I am a novice runner, so I am not too disappointed.  My husband suggested I go ahead and send in my time to the seeding committee.  All they can say is “no,” right?  I hope they don’t laugh too hard.