Today was the 7th annual Jingle Trail Run and Santa’s Little Helper run. It was great! Tim hung out with Bacon and took pictures as I ran with Pach and Pickle on their 1K run. They did pretty good. And they LOVED the little prizes they got at the end.
Then I got ready for my 5K run. It was a great day for the run! A bunch of young boys (9 to 12) were running the race. Last year one of them (Isaac) beat me and this year I told him I was going to be him, that was my goal! Well, I was ahead of him for the first 1 mile and a bit but then he passed me. Darn it! After I finished and found him, he goes, “Ha, I beat you!” and laughed. I told him next year I was going to break his leg so I could beat him. He and his friend laughed even harder. They are fun kids.
My real goal, however, for this race was to finish in under 30 minutes. I smashed that goal. I came in at 28:02 (according to my watch). I was feeling pretty good and going faster than I normally do and when I got to the first mile marker I looked at my watch and it said 9:16. I thought, “OK, a little fast but nice.” I was hurting a little and decided to slow down a bit. A couple minutes later Isaac and his mom passed me. She said to me, “You ran an 8:30 first mile. Way to go.” I told her it was a 9:16 and looked at my watch. Well, my watch said 9:19. After I’d started my stopwatch I clicked it back to normal time. Hahahaha! I slowed down a bit and felt a little better. It’s a crazy course, uphill and downhill, dirt, rock, grass and concrete path, aside from the track that we start and finish on. I am a little sore but I made my real goal and had a great time.
Pach and Pickle ready to go.
Pach, Mom and Pickle ready to run!
Bacon hamming it up for the camera.
And we’re off!
Pach finishing strong!
Pickle finishing strong! He was
thirsty and tired!!
They each got a ribbon and a little squishy toy.
They LOVED them!
I’m off. Trying to look good for the camera.
Just under 1/4 mile left.
I’m done! My time according to me: 28:02.
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