Rhythm and Roots 5k

Pretty sure this was the same route as last year. A little cool which was a very welcome change from Tallahassee weather. Probably could've benefit from some carbo loading that didn't entirely consist of beer. ;-) Mom did the walk with our friends from AZ so she didn't get to run, but hopefully will next time.

29:47

Lauren - 24:35

Turtle - 25:11

Crazy 8's 8k

Race at 10pm in Kingsport. Fairly cool (at least compared to Tallahasse). Not too bad of a course, same as last year. After not sleeping thursday night and boarding about 5 times in the days prior my quads were ridiculously sore and I had low hopes, but really surprised myself and ended up with a PR! Can't argue with that.

51:47 (PR)
Mom - 51:46
Lauren - 40:43
Turtle - 43:25

Cinco De Mayo 5k

Brutal course. It was all through downtown Nashville. Hot and very very humid. Long rolling hills the entire course. I think they violated some laws of physics to make us go uphill a lot more than we went down. Even the finish we had a huge long uphill, then a turnaround and the last like .03 miles were downhill. Dad said there were people in the top 10-15 that were walking on the last hill. That's how much it sucked. Our preparation for the race didn't really help either since we flew in from Hawai'i and got to Nashville that morning. All-in-all I wasn't too displeased with the time especially considering this was probably close to our hardest 5k to date.

31:19

Mom - 30:50

Run for the Cookies 5k

Started at Tallahassee Community College and basically ran around some of the roads behind it. Very slight rolling hills but overall pretty flat. It was fun having some other folks involved. A little brisk, probably high 40s, which was a little cold for my throat but perfect for my body. All in all kept a lot better pace than I expected considering my first run since before christmas was this past monday and DDR on tuesday was my only other exercise.

29:14

Keith - 23:36

Arturo - 25:23

Christine - 38:46

Jingle Bell Run 3k

Right through downtown Tallahassee. It was cool as it was part of a big tree lighting festival and everything. Pretty casual. No numbers or anything. Too many dadjum walkers though. There were probably a couple thousand people there so it was pretty big and kickin. Fairly cool since it was an evening run and definitely set a 3k PR for me. :-)

16:34

Turkey Trot 5k

Nice course in Johnson City. Pretty consistent mild rolling hills. No really long or steep hills so it was a pretty good consistent run. I think starting out a little slower helped me keep pace, and I even had enough to sprint by like 4 or 5 people in the last .1 miles. Still got a ways to go before I hit those 27s. ;-) We did almost get a PR though which was really surprising! (only 13 seconds off)

28:28

Mom - 28:31

FSU Cares 5k

Basically a 5k around campus, so mildly hilly, but nothing to extreme. Keith has been having shin splints so he took it easy and stayed back with me. Woke up with a little nausea so I wasn't expecting much. Keith kicked my ass and we kept about 9 minute mile pace for the first two miles, but at about the 4k mark I just hit a wall. My stomach felt bad and I got a side stitch. Managed to still do alright, but I also haven't been training near as much as I should have. I've been nursing my calf issue since it started acting up again and I was really stoked it didn't bother me at all today. All-in-all a pretty good run given the circumstances.

30:00