Yesterday was my third year to participate in the Run for a Child race. Kasey just found the online pic from the first year we ran.
Ewww....schweeeeeeeeaaaaty...but SO excited that I did it!
Last year, we ran the 10K, and I was pretty dang excited.
Yesterday, we ran the 10K again.
It was hot.
It sucked.
but I did it, and there is gatorade thrown up all over the bushes next to the finish line it to prove it. Yuck.
Things that have changed since that first race:
-I no longer feel like a wannabe runner.
-I run the 10K now, instead of the 5K.
-I wear running clothes and track my pace with a Garmin, rather than doing math in my head every 1/2 mile.
-I take music
-Kasey and I now (coincidentally) dress in matchie-poo outfits on race day
-I don't run in 8 yr old Nike cross trainers with holes in the bottom
-The course direction! It's been flipped. I do like the steep down hill at the end. I don't like the uphill everywhere else. Honestly though, it wasn't the course that killed me, it was the heat.
-Baby #3 joined us between race #1 and race #2. I was actually pregnant when I ran that first 5K, and didn't know it yet. (maybe I'm just "glowing" in that picture, not sweating profusely!)
Things that have not changed since that first race:
-There are still children in NWA Children's Shelters that need love and donations.
-my legs are still white
-I still feel like puking and/or dying when I am done.
-My husband and the kids are always waiting and cheering for me at the finish line
-my new shoes still have holes, but they are in the tops. They've got so many miles on them...time for replacements. I wonder if I'll like the Cumulus 12 as much as I heart the Cumulus 11's.
-My time! I finished the 10K the same time as last year. Boo to that!
And how cute is this girl? I could eat her.
Yum.
Ewww....schweeeeeeeeaaaaty...but SO excited that I did it!Last year, we ran the 10K, and I was pretty dang excited.
Yesterday, we ran the 10K again.
It was hot.
It sucked.
but I did it, and there is gatorade thrown up all over the bushes next to the finish line it to prove it. Yuck.Things that have changed since that first race:
-I no longer feel like a wannabe runner.
-I run the 10K now, instead of the 5K.
-I wear running clothes and track my pace with a Garmin, rather than doing math in my head every 1/2 mile.
-I take music
-Kasey and I now (coincidentally) dress in matchie-poo outfits on race day
-I don't run in 8 yr old Nike cross trainers with holes in the bottom
-The course direction! It's been flipped. I do like the steep down hill at the end. I don't like the uphill everywhere else. Honestly though, it wasn't the course that killed me, it was the heat.
-Baby #3 joined us between race #1 and race #2. I was actually pregnant when I ran that first 5K, and didn't know it yet. (maybe I'm just "glowing" in that picture, not sweating profusely!)
Things that have not changed since that first race:
-There are still children in NWA Children's Shelters that need love and donations.
-my legs are still white
-I still feel like puking and/or dying when I am done.
-My husband and the kids are always waiting and cheering for me at the finish line
-my new shoes still have holes, but they are in the tops. They've got so many miles on them...time for replacements. I wonder if I'll like the Cumulus 12 as much as I heart the Cumulus 11's.
-My time! I finished the 10K the same time as last year. Boo to that!
And how cute is this girl? I could eat her.
Yum.
6 comments:
Yeah, that heat sucked all the energy right outta me. That reversed course would actually be a fun challenge in 50 degrees.
I was thinking maybe you're waiting for Cumulus 13 to be introduced....Go get your new shoes, already!!
you're crazy. and your kids are cute.
:)
and that picture is classic. if looks could kill...
go you for completing the race!
Great job! Racing is so much fun and you are one dedicated person!
that first pic is awesome!
I agree with Mamarazzi - that is a GREAT race pic! You are def/ glowing! Way to go! You did it, flip-flopped, in the heat, in the same time? Success!
GO get some new shoes to reward your achievement!
you're not a true, hardcore runner until you vomit before, during, or after a race! welcome to the club!!!
Post a Comment