Molly's Miles 5K-

We ran a 5K on Saturday.  It was a great time!  Here's a picture.

It was a great fundraiser for the Missouri Concerns of Police Survivors and was a memorial for fallen Columbia, MO police officer, Molly Bowden.  Over $26,000 was raised and over 800 runners signed up.  What a large group!  And this was the first year for this event.  Success!

I felt like a turtle, but managed to rank 8th in my age division.  For once it pays to be 50!  I ran it in 36.12.  I did walk a small bit up one particularly long hill.  I can't say large hill but it seemed to last forever and took the wind out of my sails.  Of course, I did notice that having walkers beside me really undermined my ability to keep running.  I found myself thinking, "if I could just walk like they are!"  The next thing I knew, I was walking too!  Ugh!  Not good and a notable observation and reminder that running is really so much in the mind!

The run was a little tougher than I expected.  I expected a flat run and there were quite a few slight hills.  I felt like I ran uphill almost the whole time LOL and only remember running downhill twice.

Rebecca, Justin, and I loved it.  We had a wonderful time at the run. We went for pancakes after and really had a nice morning.  The remainder of the weekend wasn't so great but the run on Saturday morning was so fun and for that I am thankful.  So happy to have participated and to have a chance to remember those who protect us and sacrifice so much.

Looking forward to signing up for more 5K's this summer. They inspire me, keep me running, and are really great fun!  

This run made three for the week, so that was a good also.

Tonight, I'm running AFTER work.  Let's hope I hold to it.  


HAPPY RUNNING, OLD (& YOUNG) SOULS/SOLES!

Gina

"Turkey Trot" tough!

I ran the "Turkey Trot" route in our town last night!  Whew!  It is tough!

Having slept hardly none the night before, I couldn't drag myself out of bed at 4:50am to go for my morning YMCA run - so seiked myself up while at work - to go when I got home.

My second favorite run in our town is infamously known (to me) as the "Turkey Trot Route".  It is the route the Y uses for it's Thanksgiving morning 5K.  It is a route with steep hills but beautiful views, of old, downtown neighborhoods and the Big Muddy (Missouri River).

I wasn't sure how I would do since I hadn't had a great lunch (hot dog and piece of bread) and had worked a long, busy day in the legal department, but I was bound and determined to go.

We watched the chihuahuas run a little after getting home and I then quickly changed out of the law firm attire and into some running gear.  Thankfully, I grabbed a windbreaker on my way out the door since it was 58 degrees!

The run was great!  Here is a view of the river as this little part of the Katy Trail runs right along side it.  I love this spot since when we first moved from Florida to Missouri, it is almost exactly the spot where our house used to be!

I did fairly well, for someone who hadn't ran outside in months!  I walked the steepest incline of the biggest hill and managed to run the rest of it.  Running with the cool breeze in my face along with Adelle and Amy Winehouse singing in my ear made it quite a way to relax after work.  Ahhh!

So glad I stuck to it and got this run it.  This made my second run of the week.  Saturday, I am participating in a memorial 5K, so will update after that run is finished and I have some good pics to post!

Happy running!

Gina