The race today was amazing! We got up early and left at 7:15. My son and his friend weren't too happy about that since they had stayed up until past 2 am the night before. Anyway, we got to Morristown at around 8:30. The kids 1 mile started at 9:30 and the 5k at 10:00. I was so energized and excited. It was great to get started because it was pretty chilly and I wanted to start sweating. My goals going into this race were 1. Do not get overwhelmed by the crowds (there were almost 1500 runners today) 2. Do not start too fast and poop out. 3. Finish in under 32 minutes. I have a Nike+ and the fastest 5k I have run so far is 31:18. Guess what? I ran today in 27:51!!!!! I couldn't believe it. I think that all of people must have just pushed me too go faster. I wasn't too tired - in fact I felt great the whole time (even up the little hill). Needless to say, my first race was a success and I will defnitely be signing up for more.
My stats were: placed 716 out of 1500, 251st female out of 734, 79th out of 264 in age range 30 - 39.
The Morristown parade was really crowded. It ended up being a gorgeous day today which probably brought a lot of people out, but I think this is a big deal every year. Our governor was even in it. The first thing I ordered when we got to the bar was a Guiness - it went down so well! Next year I will bring my daschund Oscar. The last group in the parade was the Oscar Meyer Weiner truck and people with their dogs. It was really cute.
Just woke up from a nap after an eventful morning and now it's time to shower and go out to dinner.
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