This made for my 2nd Turkey Trot, the first being in Sacramento in the cold and rain (what a nasty race) and running with over 26K people. This one was a bit more sedate at 14K people and it was ok weather (sunny, not too humid, not too hot). I stuck to my plan of running a mile and walking a quarter mile. I did start out running with a girl from my running club, but she had to slow her roll due to numbness in her feet. Normally, I would say: No Girl Left Behind (BGR motto) and that I will walk with you, but something clicked again (like at Rock n Roll) and I didn't want to slow down. I made sure she was ok to walk (this is a normal thing with her feet) and I kept on running. She finished around 1 hour and 26 mins, which is my usual time.
I am finding that races are fun when you start out with your friends. It would make for even more fun to see familiar faces cheering you on, but I am learning that running, although social at times, you have to be your own cheer squad. So I turn up my headphones and sing along as I cross the finish line.
I am looking forward to my race line-up whether it be with a group, a single friend or solo. Here's what's on my schedule:
Date
|
Run
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Supports
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Location
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12/9/2012
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Jingle Bell Run (10K)
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Houston YMCA
|
Houston - Downtown
|
1/5/2013
|
Friends of Galveston
Island State Park Fun Run (10K)
|
Galveston State Park
|
Galveston
|
1/27/2013
|
Keep on Truckin’ Half
|
Brazos State Park
|
Brazos State Park
|
2/9/2013
|
TX Med Center 5K
|
Harris County Hospital
District
|
Houston – Medical Center
|
2/17/2013
|
Sugar & Spice Half
|
Clear Lake, TX
|
|
3/23/2013
|
Zooma Women’s Half
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Bastrop
|
|
4/13/2013
|
Blue Bell Fun Run (5K or
10K)
|
Brenham
|
|
4/27/2013
|
Wildflower Run
|
Fredericksburg
|
|
5/11/2013
|
TX Flower Country Women’s
5K or 10K
|
Wildseed Farm,
Fredericksburg
|
Which races are on your upcoming running calendar?
3 comments:
I love the way you write! Congrats on having such a great Turkey Trot. :)
If you want to travel, you could always come up here and do the Armadillo Dash half on March 3rd...I may run it, or I may drop down to the 5K, depending on how I feel after my next half in 10 days.
Other than that I haven't set my spring race calendar. I probably won't run Blue Bell (too hilly) but I bet I'll be there with my running group, so I'll cheer you on!
Thank you, Shelley. I will check out the Armadillo Dash. I think a few from my running club are running BCS too. I am a bit leery about the Blue Bell run because of the hills too, so I guess I better start some hill training.
Nice post man ireally appreciate your work thanks for sharing!
Estetik
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