Okay, so I won some wine.
But I was a coupla minutes slower than last time (during college) and it didn't hurt that the entire cross country team wasn't eligible for prizes.
The purpose of the run was to get a "temperature check," to see where my fitness was at. Mission accomplished, I'm currently checked in to reality and thoroughly motivated as a result. I had guessed that'd be the outcome.
Go try to run fast + Fail = Get motivated to run faster. It's a simple equation, really.