Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Chicago perfect 10k
I know i'm a little late on writing this but i finally had time to sit down with the lap top in front of me. On november 10th i ran the Chicago perfect 10. You had a choice to sign up for the 10k or the 10 miler i chose the 10k. It fit right in place with training for the disney princess half. The race started and finished at Navy Pier and ran along the lake front path or whatever its called, lol. For the race being in November in Chicago the weather was AMAZING. I was able to wear a running skirt, my compression socks, and a long sleve running shirt ( and yes i ended up being warm in my long sleeves). The race went pretty well the course was congested in a few spots but not too bad and the ankle held up wonderful!!!!! I finished the race in 1:23:23 that was a PR for me shaving almost 6 minutes off my last 10K!!!! Something i was very happy for. I was really hoping to finish in under an hour twenty but a PR is a PR and I'll take it. No race is complete with out some BLING!!!!
And thats what i got a spinner medal to add to my collection. All in all I'd say it was a fun race and I had a great day!!!!!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Hot Chocolate 5k
11/4/12
My family and I ran the hot choclate 5k today in downtown Chicago. The race was fun i had a post injury PR finishing in 41:49 I was really hoping to do it in under 40 minutes but there was a crowd of 40,000 runners so i was ok with those results!!!! Not everything with this race was peachy. It all started friday when we drove to soldier field for packet pick up and had to wait 90 minutes (at least) in the cold. Then once we made it in the tent where is was a little warmer there was still a 15-20 minute wait until we got our packets.
The "goodie bag" consisted of our hoodie, bib, and safety pins!! How is that america's sweetest goodie bag? BUT running away multisport was having a SWEET sale and i got a pair of $110 running shoes for $30, I'll take it!!!!!!! Race day morning went pretty smooth. I felt well rested, had my body by vi shake and we were on the road. Traffic on I55 was a little brutal and trying to get to the parking garage was HORRIBLE! You must know i HATE driving downtown, its just not for me! So we finally park the car and head up to corrals, I was in P.
Mom, Maureen, and Kole were in S. With Ram racing's system to start the corrals I waited over an hour before i started running by then i felt numb. I wasn't cold because i dressed for the weather i was numb and i took me a while to get in my groove. All in all the race wasnt too bad but I'm not sure i will be signing up again next year :(
I'd rather take my $55 and try a new race!!!!
My family and I ran the hot choclate 5k today in downtown Chicago. The race was fun i had a post injury PR finishing in 41:49 I was really hoping to do it in under 40 minutes but there was a crowd of 40,000 runners so i was ok with those results!!!! Not everything with this race was peachy. It all started friday when we drove to soldier field for packet pick up and had to wait 90 minutes (at least) in the cold. Then once we made it in the tent where is was a little warmer there was still a 15-20 minute wait until we got our packets.
The "goodie bag" consisted of our hoodie, bib, and safety pins!! How is that america's sweetest goodie bag? BUT running away multisport was having a SWEET sale and i got a pair of $110 running shoes for $30, I'll take it!!!!!!! Race day morning went pretty smooth. I felt well rested, had my body by vi shake and we were on the road. Traffic on I55 was a little brutal and trying to get to the parking garage was HORRIBLE! You must know i HATE driving downtown, its just not for me! So we finally park the car and head up to corrals, I was in P.
Mom, Maureen, and Kole were in S. With Ram racing's system to start the corrals I waited over an hour before i started running by then i felt numb. I wasn't cold because i dressed for the weather i was numb and i took me a while to get in my groove. All in all the race wasnt too bad but I'm not sure i will be signing up again next year :(
I'd rather take my $55 and try a new race!!!!
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