May 5k’s

Last weekend I ran my last 5k until after the baby.  I actually haven’t run any races so far this year.  Between sickness and schedules, nothing seemed to work out.  But we managed to put a couple into May before the summer heat sets in!

Running With the Grizzlies 5k

The boy’s Elm. school hosts this race as a final event for the PTA, and we loved doing it last year as a family, so we signed up again this year.  I was so proud of my boys finishing the entire thing!!  We figured that when the boys wanted to run they could stay up with their dad, and if they needed to slow down they could hang back with Mom and her jog/walk/waddle with Garrick in the stroller. 

There were no tears from Haden…which was a shock!!  Connor struggled with side stitches, but after the first bout, figured out how to deal with them, and did much better when he could determine his own pace. 

Gotta love the crappy camera!!  Oh well.  27 weeks pregnant and still running.  Here is the low-down on our scores.

	Time	Division Place	Overall Place
Dan	33.00	7th	30th
Alicia	41:18	12th	58th
Connor	38:10	3rd	41st
Haden	41:19	5th	51st

Yeah, I totally got smoked by my 8 year old.  My defense:  I was pushing a stroller, and keeping the 6 year old going, and the hills in PG still suck…oh, and there is that whole pregnancy thing. 

Running With Angels 5k

Last weekend Dan and I ran this race with my family.  Sarah’s, my new s-i-l, mother hosts this race through SelectHealth.  It is to support women’s services at IHC and give support to families who have lost babies prematurely, or due to other problems.  All I can say is AMAZING!!  It was a very enjoyable race.  It was a lot bigger than I expected (about 1000 racers), there were really touching moments when they released a flock of doves in memory of those who are gone, and we got to run all the way through the Thanksgiving Point Gardens (which is a blast in and of itself).  A definite do-again!!

This was the first race Heather has ever done, and I think I might get her to do it again!!  It was good to have a running buddy.  Dan was rocking his new running skull cap, which my family thought was hilarious. 

Ian and Sarah (the newlyweds), Heather and I getting ready to go.  I’ve decided that I don’t like these pictures.  I don’t look pregnant, just fat.  Oh well, 29 weeks pregnant and 40lbs will do that to you. 

I was hoping to do better on this race than the last one.  I was shooting for anything faster than 40 minutes.  I hoped that with not having to push a stroller I could pick it up a little bit. 

	Time	Overall Place
Dan	27:34	47th
Alicia	36:59	335th

Yep Alicia totally rocked it!!  Never thought I would be excited about a 12 minute mile, but I sure was.  I love telling people that I finished in under 37 minutes!  I still grin about it now…just due to the pure ridiculousness of it I’m sure.  Let me tell you, I sure paid the price for the rest of the day.  I was in so much pain, that I have told Dan to never let me run a race that late in a pregnancy again.  (the 1 mile fun run for the Freedom Festival doesn’t count).  Dan just smiles at me and says “since when have I ever  been able to tell you that you can’t do something?”  I sure love that guy! 

Anyway, it was a great race, and I look forward to next year!!