There is a race here in Iowa City whos proceeds go to treating clubfoot problems in children. I had been hearing lots of good about these races and I needed another goal to keep me motivated to keep working on my running. I signed up about a month ago...I signed the kids up too, for the kiddie races.
Today (October 1st) was the big day. It was great going to a race that was just five minutes from home...I got to sleep in :0) The weather was so perfect! Just chilly enough to wear cozy things and run without dripping sweat...much. There were lots of fun activities for the kids before the races started and for them to do while they waited for Mommy to finish. They decorated pumpkins, made sidewalk chalk pictures, did hopscotch with "Herky the Hawk" and played giant jenga and giant checkers.
I had made a goal to run this 5k in 35 minutes because the last one I did I finished at a little over 36 minutes. The course was not bad except for the grass! I had never really run much on grass, and I have decided I don't like it much. The paved parts of the course went through a beautiful wooded area. I was listening to my showtunes all the way and I felt like I was doing pretty well. I actually kept pace for about a half mile with a girl who looked to be about 6 feet tall...awesome. I did need to walk (quickly) a couple of times but I finished strong. Until I saw the clock...it said 44 minutes!!! What!? Okay. I figured out that the clock was for the people who had started the 10k about 15 minutes before us. Whew! My official time was 34:23. Yay!!! About two minutes better than last time. I was pretty proud of that.
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| GO POOKA!! |
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| Ribbons! |
The kids had their races in age groups. Pooka shell surprised us. She ran so fast! She was the fastest girl in her age group! Bubba-do was so awesome. He finished in the top half of his group with a smile on his face. They proudly accepted their participant ribbons. Hubby and Savvy cheered us on. It was a great way to start the day...as a family. These races may be a new family tradition
Today (October 1st) was the big day. It was great going to a race that was just five minutes from home...I got to sleep in :0) The weather was so perfect! Just chilly enough to wear cozy things and run without dripping sweat...much. There were lots of fun activities for the kids before the races started and for them to do while they waited for Mommy to finish. They decorated pumpkins, made sidewalk chalk pictures, did hopscotch with "Herky the Hawk" and played giant jenga and giant checkers.
I had made a goal to run this 5k in 35 minutes because the last one I did I finished at a little over 36 minutes. The course was not bad except for the grass! I had never really run much on grass, and I have decided I don't like it much. The paved parts of the course went through a beautiful wooded area. I was listening to my showtunes all the way and I felt like I was doing pretty well. I actually kept pace for about a half mile with a girl who looked to be about 6 feet tall...awesome. I did need to walk (quickly) a couple of times but I finished strong. Until I saw the clock...it said 44 minutes!!! What!? Okay. I figured out that the clock was for the people who had started the 10k about 15 minutes before us. Whew! My official time was 34:23. Yay!!! About two minutes better than last time. I was pretty proud of that.
