Well this race definitely lived up to its name, too cold to hold! It definitely was too cold, brrr! It was a frigid 32 degrees Sunday morning. Have I mentioned that I am a summer girl? Ugh, winter…please, I beg you….go away!
After layering myself in long sleeves and fleece I headed over to Jill and Bryan’s house. Together we drove over to Norbuck Park to face the 5 miles of cold. We are troopers and keep in mind, there was free beer afterwards. The things we do for free beer!
You had a choice to run either a 5k, 5 miles or 10 miles. We chose the 5 mile run. After yesterday’s 5 miler, I was really glad we didn’t choose the 10 mile run, whew! Shortly after we started we came to a point where the 5k runners turned off and the 5 and 10 mile runners went straight. For a hot second I wished I had chosen the 5k and then I looked at the massive hill they had to run up and thought, thank goodness that is not me. Dodged a bullet on that one or so I thought! Jill and I both gave a look of sweet relief!
I started off fast and honestly I felt pretty good despite the snot running down my nose and the loss of feeling in my hands. Approaching mile two I see the dreaded hill/mountain! Thankfully Jill helped me up an over the hill. It was brutal!
Jill is a faster runner than I am so she was always in front of me but would slow down some so I could catch up with her. She really pulled me through this race just like she does at CrossFit. She is always so encouraging.
I met Jill and Bryan at CrossFit. Jill is like my CrossFit superhero. She is always showing me how to improve my form and she is always encouraging me to believe I can do so much more than I think I can. She sees my strength and pushes me. I am so thankful for her. All my friends at East Dallas CrossFit are like Jill which is why I love it there so much. I heart EDCF!
I crossed the finished line at 58:48, a little slower than Saturday but that’s alright. It was still under an hour. This turtle is happy. Oh and we got a super cool medal!! I love getting medals!!
After the race we visited all the vendors to grab some freebies and to make our way to the beer line. By this time the temps had dropped and the rain was slowly starting to begin so we drank our beer and headed out for some….wait for it…. tacos!!
We went to Good 2 Go Tacos off Peavy and Garland and boy are they GOOD!! This place has some super yummy tacos and they don’t overcook their eggs which I like! They also have some fancy tacos for you fancy people. Me, I just stick with my favorite. I was full and happy!
I really enjoyed chowing down on some tacos and really getting to know Jill and Bryan some more. They are good people! All in all it was a good race, good company and good tacos!
 |
| Thank you ugly beanie for keeping my head warm! Post race pic! |
No comments:
Post a Comment