Windsor Rodeo Run - 10K

It was a beautiful morning for a run.  The temperature at 8:00 am was 63 degrees.  This was the first year that the Windsor Center organized the run.  They were surprised by how many runners showed up.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment on which outfit I should wear.  I went with the majority.

A very good friend of mine (another homeschooling mama) was running her second 5K.  We stayed together for most of the first mile.

Mile 1:  10:20
Mile 2:  10:10
Mile 3:  10:20
Mile 4:  10:32
Mile 5:   9:59
Mile 6:   9:54
The finish:  9:09 pace

Time:  1:02:53

PR!!!  (I beat my last 10K time by 1:39)

Placed 1st in my age group!

Elevation:

Lil' Chef (#343) ran the 2 mile with a good friend of hers (#340).  They are standing next to their swim instructor (bib #370)

Her friend finished first in her age group and Lil' Chef finished 3rd in her age group with a time of 27:20  (39 seconds faster than her last 2 mile race)

Next, Mr. T and Squeaker ran the kiddie race.  Squeaker was disappointed that she wasn't running the 2 mile race.

At 10:00, the town had a Rodeo Parade

We had lunch at a local sub shop and then onto the rodeo!  A big thank you to Babcia and Papa for taking all of us to the rodeo!

I am no fashion guru

I can not decide what to wear on Saturday for the 10K Rodeo Race.

Which outfit do you like?

Virtual "Half & Half" Race - Half Marathon

One of the running blogs that I follow, Mom of 3, hosted a virtual "Half & Half" Race this week.  The distance was either a half marathon or half of a 10K (5K).  I choose the half marathon since it flowed with my training plan.

My alarm went off at 5 am and I'm sorry to say that I hit the snooze button.  I wanted to be out the door early to beat the temperature, but Lots of Hair was up most of the night.  I think she has more teeth coming in because nursing her wasn't working and 'magic milk' usually works.

When I did get up, I ate a G1 bar (Oatmeal Raisin) and drank some water before getting dressed.  I had my Camelbak waist pack ready to go with GU Chomps and Berry Nuun.  Thank you Teamarcia for the GU Chomps that I won in her giveaway, among many other fabulous prizes.  Thank you to my little sister for the Nuun.

self portrait before the run

At 6:23, I was running.  I set Gunner, my virtual running partner, at a 11:00 pace.  I wanted to attempt a PR (Personal Record) even though the course was much hillier than my first half marathon.

Since I am the only one running this course, I though that you would enjoy viewing what I saw at each mile.
I didn't come up with this idea on my own; a super cool runner had the idea.

Mile 1:  10:14

Mile2:  10:17

Mile3:  11:07

Mile 4:  11:11

Mile 5:  11:37

Mile 6:  11:11

A good spot to turn around.  Don't you think?

Mile 7:  11:28

Mile 8:  10:56

Mile 9:  11:13

Mile 10:  11:03

wild turkeys crossing the road

Mile 11:  11:18

Mile 12:  10:42

Mile 13:  11:24

The 'finish line' is at the top of this hill.  Needless to say, I had a hard time sprinting to the finish.  I ran and didn't walk until after my garmin read 13.1 miles.


Home:

I did it!!!

Thank you to Mr. T for the afterglow photo.

Time:  2:25:16

PR!!!  Beat my first half marathon by 13 seconds!

Now, to wait to see how I placed...

 The proof:


Cooling off with the family in one of our local lakes and soaking my tired legs: