Muddy Buddy

Cool race that Michelle heard about and thought I would be interested in. We were gonna do the one in Orlando, but it sold out so we did the one in Atlanta. Not sure exactly how long the Atlanta course was, but it was 6-7 miles with 4 obstacles and a mud pit at the end. I started biking so I did 3 legs of biking and two of running while Keith did 3 running and 2 biking. It was a pretty hilly course, and it was rainy so it was a little slicker than normal, but it was a lot of fun. Definitely need to train a little harder if I'm going to do it again though, haha. Obstacles were a balance beam, over-under, 6 foot climbing wall, 15 foot rope mesh with slide, then of course the mud pit at the end. Finished 16th out of 50 teams so overall we were pretty happy with our results. Keith only had to wait for me a little at the very end so I was pretty stoked about that. Definitely would like to look into doing it again some time.

42:20.8

Tails and Trails 5k+

Mom was in town so we got to actually run a race together. Haven't been able to run many together so it was nice to get to do one. This was mostly a trail run, which was pretty cool. Got stuck behind some people a couple times, but it probably helped us pace better. Weather was pretty nice too. The last section of the race was a brutal uphill, but I heard that the + made it around 3.5 miles so considering, our time was actually pretty good.

32:22

Mom - 32:35

Jingle Bell Run

Yep, that's right. Two races in one day! I know I'm crazy, but oh well. Bopper and Matt and Turtle ran it too and Lindsey was thinking about it so there were going to be some non-runners that I figured I would just chill with and take it easy given my morning. Well I pretty much lost all three of them right off the bat because it was so frickin' crowded. So once I could, I picked up the pace a little to try to at least catch Bopper, but I apparently missed her at some point. Ended up actually setting a PR! That's two in one day! hahaha. I didn't get everyone else's times so I'll just post mine for this one. I actually coulda dropped probably another 30 seconds since I got bogged down at the beginning. Maybe I'll try to be more in the front next year. ;-)

16:17 (PR)

Gulf Winds Track Club 5 mile race and 10 mile challenge

Beautiful morning for a run. Weather was just about perfect. I did the 5 mile (8 kilometer) race. The course was definitively rolling hills. I don't think there was a single flat section in the entire race. It was an out and back route and overheard that the back was more uphill than the out. AWESOME! Definitely a challenging course and I went out a little harder than I meant to, but I set a PR so I was pretty stoked!

45:55 (PR)

The Spooky Sprint 5k

Started at the YWCA and it was a nice rolling hill route through Bristol. None of the hills were bad so we kept a pretty decent pace. I've only been running once a week, but have been keeping a decent pace so I was interested to see how the third mile would go. It was mid-50s when we started so the weather was just about perfect. It was fun to have another race with mom. They are few and far between now that I'm in Tally. Also cool to set a PR though there is a little doubt that the course was the right length. I'm sticking with it :-)

27:39 (PR)

Mom - 27:39 (PR)

Habitat for Humanity 5k (Tallahassee)

This one actually counted as a community service for wakeboard club since we had 10 people running in it. Weather was not too hot, but pretty humid. Staying up drinking til 5 is not the best way to prepare for a 9am race though. One day I'll learn.

31:45

Turtle - 25:30

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