I found out about a 10k race in Golden on September 25th and it had a cash prize for 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd overall female. I had never registered for a race that had a cash prize so I wanted to do it. When I arrived, it looked like a really well organized race. There were tons of volunteers and the start and finish were right in front of the arch in Golden. When I got to the start line, I saw 2 girls that looked like serious competition. I can usually tell who my competitors are by the way they are dressed and their body type. I was correct on this one because those were the 2 girls that passed me. I started off running slightly behind one girl. She stayed in my sight and I just ran with another pack of guys for about 3.5 miles. I didn't even look behind me to see if any other female was close. I was shocked when another girl came running up fast from behind me. She had a ton of power and I was fairly sure I couldn't catch her. I stayed right behind those 2 girls and pretty mu...