Stella ran her first true 5K and came in 79th out of 148 people with a 31.30.0 time. I unofficially ran the race with her. Awesome for a short 7 year old little lady. Even after the, "Daddy, baby ducks" and stopping and slowing down to kick pebbles into a dam, she did great. I did manage to trip and fall flat on my face and skinning my knees within the first 2 minutes of the race. Springing right back onto my feet never missing a beat, I ran on with Stella just hoping to retain some dignity. Afterwards we were sitting at the awards ceremony and the lady sitting across from us asks me how my knees are doing. She proceeds to tell my wife how I slide like in baseball head first and how lucky I was that it was mostly dirt because the gravel was a short distance away. I felt like I was 3 inches tall.
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| 31.30.0 |
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| Finishing Strong! |
I am looking to increase my mileage over the next month and hoping to maybe run my first 10K. We shall see. Getting up by 4:15 to make sure I can get my run in before work is getting a little bit easier. Now where is the easy button for the kids sleep habits? I will be running with a friend of mine tomorrow in Annapolis. I love running out here. I am hoping to get 3-4 miles in weather permitting. I wouldn't mind rain, except I don't want to buy new sneakers yet. We shall see.
I have joined a running group on Facebook this month. There are people of all ages, genders, sizes, and locations in the group and we have all come together for the love of running. There has been so much support and "virtual" friendships being built. I have even asked to visit a woman and her husband in New Zealand to go run with them. She posted pictures of their running trails and I was instantly in love with the place.
Miles: 29.7
Time: 5.45 hours
Calories: 5,488
