Yesterday was a success and a whole lot of fun! I was able to find the race in a town I have never been in. It was about 50 min. away so not too terribly far. The rain stayed away and the temp was about 62...perfect! There was also a rainbow! There were only about 80 runners so this was a smaller race than my 5K last year. Motrin was working well on these old joints and aside from Riley NOT enjoying himself in the stroller, it was a great run! I was quite surprised Riley was so mad the 35 min. he was riding, although it was a rather bumpy ride. Cracks in the road everywhere except for one small stretch were a little rough but it wasn't too bad to push thru. This was an out and back race with a couple very small inclines. I passed people here and there and finished 5th out of 9 in my age bracket for women with a time of 35:33. I wanted to be under 36:00 so that was a pretty good time.
After the race, I drove back toward home and on to a city 40 min. away to meet up with a new friend I met online. We met for lunch at Panera Bread - yum! Great conversation and such a nice gal - the mother of 5 girls. We hope to run many races together in the future.
John and I finished the day with poker next door at Charlie and Kristie's. All in all, it was a great day!
I think I am going to up my mileage and try to run 20 miles/week. Perhaps it's a little ambitious but I would love to do a half marathon and full marathon in the next 12 months. Wish me luck!
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Congrats Julie, too bad Riley didn't enjoy, don't hurt those joints as they don't get any better with age.
Aunt Margaret
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