<p>Alrighty, bib #2 clipped up on the refrigerator! Race started this morning at 7:15. 52 degrees and light rain. I decided that the rain would help to hide my profuse sweating - haha! This race was SO much better than the first! I felt really good the first two miles - there were a couple of “hills” the last mile that slowed me down a little but Ada, Levine and Maroon 5 gave me the steam to get through the last mile! Even a bit of a sprint at the end. Just getting ready for a FINE breakfast now! Woohoo to running!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations, Abasket. 
How did you like doing a big race?</p>
<p>Yay, abasket! Good job. Collect those bibs!</p>
<p>At about mile 11 a man was near me (wearing headphones so I couldn’t really converse with him) and said, “I’m going to stick with you.” I nodded, but I was thinking “You better hang on, because we are about to take off and get this thing finished!” I didn’t see him at the end.</p>
<p>Great job, abasket! Were you imagining Adam Levine waiting to congratulate you at the finish line for that last mile? </p>
<p>Seriously, great work. I love hearing the success you’ve had after doing C25K.</p>
<p>Yay abasket!! Sounds like you had a great race.</p>
<p>Participating in a bigger race was good - parking was CRAZY- was worried I’d miss the start after parking and walking the 1/2+ to the start line! There was a touching moment at the start - a moment of silence for Boston and dying that an American flag with 4/15/13 on it. Poignant. And then a women who had been training for a 1/2 marathon when she found out she had ALS started the 1/2 being pushed In Her wheelchair by her Doctor who came from Cleveland to run the race with her- I really choked up.</p>
<p>Honestly the bigger crowd was better for me to just get “lost” in the race , set by pace and start my own mind games of who I wanted to pass :).</p>
<p>3.38 mi treadmill run. Fairly quiet at the gym today.</p>
<p>Congratulations to this weekend’s race winners – abasket and mowc!</p>
<p>It’s fun getting to read about everyone’s adventures in this group, whether it be race reports, hikes, bike rides, snowshoeing, swimming, or nature walks. It’s all good! Thanks for letting us be a part of it this weekend, MOWC and Abasket.</p>
<p>My last race packet had cards and brochures for various upcoming races in it, including the Ragnar advertisement. It sounds like a lot of fun but quite a time commitment being a 36 hour relay (each person doing 3 legs). It made me curious whether there are other relay races and how I would find out about them.</p>
<p>abasket, way to go! What an emotional start of the race. </p>
<p>I was awaken by a text from baby kiddo that said, “Finished 10k! Next time will try the half marathon :)” This is my “non-runner” kid!</p>
<p>Great job, abasket!</p>
<p>I had great plans for a gym day, but got sidetracked on an urban expedition in a mitigation park/conservation area to look for plants and birds. We walked miles around the very headwaters of the everglades. What a contrast of natural beauty and old, somewhat dilapidated city neighborhoods. Lots of photos, a snack of wild blackberries, but I spent a chunk of time worrying if I was going to have to run to escape one of the many pit bulls we saw fenced in or roaming about in some pretty rough areas.</p>
<p>Our race gave out wristbands for Boston. Many of the runners wore them. I wore mine, even though it is too big. We had a moment of silence and Sweet Caroline was played. We had a number of Boston Marathoners who didn’t get to finish or who wanted to run again in support.</p>
<p>As well, it is So nice to be able to come here and report back- whether there is good news or not so good!!! </p>
<p>Now, my last about “me” comment for the day- times were posted - my chip time was 35.17 - a minute down from my first race ! I was real happy with that (even though truly it isn’t the number that matters to me but that I run it all and finish. By the way, the other day I talked about the value of taking a short walk break if needed - didn’t even feel the need today except for one moment at 2.5 miles going up a Hill - at that point I said “nah! Just finish up!” I also ran my RunKeeper App During the run - it helps me to hear a voice every 5 mins giving me feedback.</p>
<p>Bunsen- That’s cool about your kid! It’s so rewarding to see them embrace fitness to some extent.</p>
<p>I think it sounds like plenty of extent. You don’t need to be going more than 10K for fitness.</p>
<p>Well, my exercise for the day was more car waxing. Detailing all the black trim, including under the hood. Tire dressing to make the tires all black and shiny. And, RainX window washing inside and out. That ended up being more of a workout that I thought it should be, but it sure is easier bending down to polish along the bottom of the doors now that it used to be as an ol’ fat guy…</p>
<p>Also hitting a few winter rock chips with touch up paint.</p>
<p>iDad, my husband is also a Rain-X man.</p>
<p>Exercise for the day: 4 miles of walking with sabadog. Fruitless trip to the mall. Made Alton Brown’s pan-seared ribeyes; very good, and a big salad. Back to C25K tomorrow.</p>
<p>I found a free marathon relay, as well as another not so free relay. 
Now all I’d need to do is gather up a bunch of other people so we could do it.</p>