So I am a runner. I say this officially now because less than a year ago I couldn't even run a mile. Seriously. Now... it's kind of an obsession. And kinda runs in my blood. Because of the 68 year old man on the left. He started running when I was a kid....I told this story already on the blog so I won't bore you. And I have other things to say about running I'll save for another post. Because this is more about the 3 generations above that ran a 5K yesterday! 3 generations!! (The above photo was taken at 5:30 am...I have on no make-up and the bangs and pony are not my favorite look.. Luv the bangs when my hair is down, but not back. haha)
After my 13.1 I was on a high to find new races. A 15K honestly is a wonderful long distance race. Hot Chocolate...and running...well those are two amazing combos I think. So I signed up. And so did my Dad! After my 13.1 he got the bug. But silly man didn't train. And you just can't go out and run 9 miles cold. In the meantime Mailey decided she wanted to run the 5K, so I signed her up thinking she and Dad could go together. Saturday night rolls around and we finish a yummy dinner and are getting ready for the race. I look it up on FB out of curiosity as to how many are running. 16,000 plus runners in the race. Holy cheesecracker!!! Mailey, I'm running with you, forget my 15K goal. As a mother there was no way in hell I was letting my 10 year old run through the streets of Atlanta with 16,000 strangers. Not to mention side liners. The scenarios running through my head were nuts. So I texted my 15K running partner not to look for me after all.
Mailey and I made it back around to the finish line to wait for Pawpaw. It was so exciting to see him running towards us! He ran the entire race in about 40minutes! Go Dad with no training!!
After the race runners filed into a tent to receive their finishers mug. Which was filled with fondue, hot chocolate and tons of dipping goodies! How fun is that? Overall it was such an amazing experience. Afterwards even William said, I shoulda run this with you too. Hopefully we'll be running as a family next time around! We were home by 9:30am. After a long hot tub soak Mailey and I watched Miss America and took naps. It was a great way to spend a Sunday! Hope you guys had a lovely weekend as well. See ya later in the week with lots of new art in the works!
***Okay...this just in. I just peeked at the race results. And this is very exciting!! Mailey came in 105/516 with a 33:00 time. I came in 189/1170 with a 33:10 time and Dad 9/13 with a 45:44 time. Holy cow!! And actually when I looked at my running app the distance was actually 3.56 miles. Not 3.1. They shoulda moved the finish line up a tad! So our times are even better really. Woohoooo!!!!
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You make running (sans being chased by a large wild animal) seem appealing. :)
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