Race!

There were no scoring pads to start the race, so my official time was 29:31, which is still a PR. I'm going to go with my unofficial results, though, 'cause 28:59 is sooooooo schweet!!

I've been following http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/; he's the guy in the 120 lb journey video that I "liked" on Facebook. Anyways, that guy, Ben, sells "Do Life" t-shirts, and I espied someone wearing one!

So, being the quiet little wallflower that I am, I immediately went up to him and started talking about bendoeslife and the video. Nick shared that he had just started running three weeks ago and that this was his very first 5K.

After I finished (in record time, mind you...did I mention that? oh yeah, I guess I did. 28:59, baby!!), I waited around for Nick and acted the fool cheering for him as he finished. It was a great time!!

Race temperature was a brisk 27-29 degrees F. I was a little concerned about keeping warm as our race was starting just after the sun was rising, but I ended up being ok in my Under Armor shirt, long sleeve shirt, shorts (SHORTS!!), headband, gloves, my chili pepper racing sockies, and my running shoes. Basically the same outfit I wore for my first race adding the headgear and handgear.

Alrighty then, 2 races in the books, both of them PRs. I believe that I am going to sign up today for the mini marathon here in Indy in May. I've got another 5K scheduled for Thanksgiving and plan on signing up for the training races for the mini. I might do the Jingle Bell in Dec.

Of course, the most important thing in all of this is....I DIDN'T DIE!!!!