I'm wearing this Lilly Pulitzer tunic that has a hint of green in it. I'm not really much of a green person -- like I have very little green in my closet -- but I do have plenty of pink + green or blue + green!
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A couple weekends ago I went up to Washington D.C. for my second race of 2015. It was the Pacer's St. Pat's 5K, 10K and Double. I chose to run the double because I am always up for a challenge! Of course when race day came I thought that I was CRAZY, but nevertheless I laced up my shoes and headed to the start...in the snow/sleet/freezing rain.
Freezing! Pacers is awesome and they had warm coffee for runners (although I didn't have any) and were very considerate about how cold it was. They lightened up the mood with funny jokes and good music. I give two thumbs up to whoever the MC was!
I also give two thumbs up to my amazing boyfriend who was there to support me even in the terrible weather!
Running in D.C. is amazing and I feel so lucky to live so close. If you are thinking or dreaming of running in our nation's capital, I highly recommend make it a reality! Even in the winter weather I had so much fun.
Plus you get to run with famous people, like Woodrow Wilson...
The way my race worked was the 5K started at 8:15 and the 10K followed at 9:00. So, essentially, you had 45 minutes to run the 5K and depending on when you finished determined how long of a break you had. I ran the 5K as a "warm up" and finished in around 31 minutes. I had a little under 15 minutes to grab some water and stretch before the 10K started.
I ran the 10K in 1 hour and they posted the results as "double" results, so my final time was around 1:32, give or take. I had not done much training up to this point since we have been bombarded with snow and I have been stuck on the treadmill. I think my longest training run, if you can really call it that, was about 5 miles on the treadmill. I wasn't proud of that and honestly when race day came I considered dropping to just running one of the races, but the energy of the day got to me and I just went for it! I'm so glad that I did.
I had a great St. Patty's day outfit on and then the weather hit and I stayed in my Patagonia the whole time! I never do that, but this time it was different. Thanks to my trusty spectator for the pictures :)
A week or so later I received my medal in the mail. Here it is along with the shirt that we got in our packets:
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A couple weekends ago I went up to Washington D.C. for my second race of 2015. It was the Pacer's St. Pat's 5K, 10K and Double. I chose to run the double because I am always up for a challenge! Of course when race day came I thought that I was CRAZY, but nevertheless I laced up my shoes and headed to the start...in the snow/sleet/freezing rain.
Freezing! Pacers is awesome and they had warm coffee for runners (although I didn't have any) and were very considerate about how cold it was. They lightened up the mood with funny jokes and good music. I give two thumbs up to whoever the MC was!
I also give two thumbs up to my amazing boyfriend who was there to support me even in the terrible weather!
Running in D.C. is amazing and I feel so lucky to live so close. If you are thinking or dreaming of running in our nation's capital, I highly recommend make it a reality! Even in the winter weather I had so much fun.
Plus you get to run with famous people, like Woodrow Wilson...
The way my race worked was the 5K started at 8:15 and the 10K followed at 9:00. So, essentially, you had 45 minutes to run the 5K and depending on when you finished determined how long of a break you had. I ran the 5K as a "warm up" and finished in around 31 minutes. I had a little under 15 minutes to grab some water and stretch before the 10K started.
I ran the 10K in 1 hour and they posted the results as "double" results, so my final time was around 1:32, give or take. I had not done much training up to this point since we have been bombarded with snow and I have been stuck on the treadmill. I think my longest training run, if you can really call it that, was about 5 miles on the treadmill. I wasn't proud of that and honestly when race day came I considered dropping to just running one of the races, but the energy of the day got to me and I just went for it! I'm so glad that I did.
I had a great St. Patty's day outfit on and then the weather hit and I stayed in my Patagonia the whole time! I never do that, but this time it was different. Thanks to my trusty spectator for the pictures :)
A week or so later I received my medal in the mail. Here it is along with the shirt that we got in our packets:
