Race for the Cure 5k October 3, 2009

I absoltely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this race!!!!!!! It is so inspirational & truly an empowering race.

Me and my girls decided we would make this an EVENT. Hopefully a tradition. The girls consisted of me, Kelly & Melissa, and later my sis-in-law Jillian met up with us. We started off by going out to dinner friday night and doing a little shopping. It was really nice to just be able to hang with the girls. After our shopping excursion we ventured to downtown St. Pete where we stayed the night. Again another fun time to just hang & bond~! We tried to make it an early night. I think we were asleep by 1130 or so & then Jill got there around 1230. Poor Jill...she called me to open the door & I just went back to bed. No chit chat I was tired.

RACE DAY.....
Started off great! We all got up early & walked down to the Vinoy. I was a little crabby on the walk down to the Vinoy, but I was still tired. Once we got there everything changed. Just to see the set up, all the volunteers, & just be able to take in the scenery. I think we forget how blessed we are to live in Florida. It was absolutely amazing to be able to get stretched out with the sunrise. It was so relaxing & mesmorizing. OKKKK, let's fast forward~~~~~~~~~~~~

1hour before race~
I wasn't nervous just doing my usual. Ya know...let's pee 50 t imes before race starts!


AND WE're Off!!!!!!
NOT!!! Holy crap, there was soooo many people there. I think people should be informed of race etiquitte. The girls & I started back by the 10min/mile marker, which I thought was appropriate. It took us about 5 and a half minutes to get from our marker to the start line!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely ridiculous. That totally messed up my finish time!

Anyways, the run went really well. My goal for this race was to be run almost all of it even I had to run at a slow pace. I did pretty good if I do say so myself. I walked only 3 times and for very short periods. Christy (anotehr good friend) always tells me I don't really rest because I alk so fast. But I felt really good while running this race. The best race I've ever run. I was on the last leg of the race rounded the corner & saw the finish line in the distance. There was no way in hell I was quitting now. When I got to the last stretch around the corner I hauled ass like i never have before. It felt really good.

I was a little disappointed in my finish time 40 minutes. THAT SUCKS!!!! But the website for the company said the times were not accurate because it was a gunshot start. WHATEVER!
I had my watch so I started when we crossed the start line. So I finished in 34:24 according to my watch.

Nothing to write home about but it is still an accomplishment.

Like I said, this was an inspriring & empowering race, & I felt SOO blessed to run it with very good friends & family!

Why do I always write books?