Race Day

This past weekend Mike and I both ran in a race. He ran a half marathon and since I'm just starting to get into running I ran a 5k. For those who don't know a half marathon is 13.1 miles and a 5k is 3.1 miles. We were able to get a babysitter for Daniel (thank you Lauren :) and we got to the start line which was in Traveler's Rest outside of Greenville by 6:45am. It wasn't cold this time but it was raining. I don't mean a light rain or rain that started and stopped, I mean it poured the entire time. It started around 6:30 and didn't stop raining until around 10. Needless to say we got very wet.

This was my first race on hills and only my second 5k I've ever done. I was pretty nervous about the hills but they really weren't too bad. Every time I got to a hill I just reminded myself that if I just got to the top then I would get to run down and that would be a lot easier. I thought I would hate running in the rain but it was not too bad. I think it helped me from getting too hot and motivated me to keep going so that I could get out of the rain haha but I also had my music to keep me going. I felt great after I finished and I found out that I got third place in my age group and a new PR! That was pretty exciting! My official time was 32 min 37 sec which is about 3 minutes faster than my first 5k and I had hills to run this time! I have to say I'm feeling pretty proud of myself :)

Mike did a great job in his half marathon too! He ran 1h34min8sec another 4 min off his previous half marathon record. The Cherry on top of the cake, he got 1st place in my age group and 14th overall! I'm so proud of him for working so hard and setting goals for himself and then reaching them!! He is an example of what hard work and perseverance can bring and inspires me to try harder.

We had to take the traditional post race picture with Daniel of course when we got home. It was a great race and we both had a lot fun. Hopefully the next race won't be so wet though. I would love to see what running in the sunshine is like :)