Dash Down Greenville

As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction. An Irish blessing for you all on this lucky St. Patrick’s Day!

Dallas celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the 5k race, a parade and a huge party on Greenville. People start lining up for the parade at the crack of dawn; some even spend the night in the parking lot….crazy!

The race started at 8:00 in front of Central Market at Lover’s and Greenville. This was such a fun race, so many costumes….green everywhere!! The only bad thing about this race was the humidity. I was sweating away all my cuteness! There was at least a good half mile of parade spectators cheering us on once we were off and running. Who doesn’t love a good cheering squad?

The course was relatively flat minus the one steep incline around mile 2, dislike! Those dang hills get me every time! I was keeping a good pace of 10:12-10:30 the first miles then started to slow down on mile 3 to an 11:14 pace. I could tell my body was tired. I had a rough week leading up to the race. I had two very sick dogs that kept me up three nights in a row, a car accident and just the normal work day stress. My body was not a happy camper. I finished the race in 33:29 (official time), I will take it though. I was really aiming for that 30 minute 5k….I will get it next time, hopefully!

My unofficial time from my GPS

I knew my friends were coming to the parade so I decided to stay till they got there. I walked through several booths set up at the site, got some free jerky…yummy! Also grabbed a beer, it was also free so yay!

Met a new friend...he didn't know where the pot of gold was!

I walked over to where the band was playing and grabbed a seat at the coziest curb next to some ladies from Fort Worth. I am not sure of the band’s name but they were actually pretty good. They played some great classic rock n’ roll plus a few top 40 hits. There was one guy who came out there towards the end of the set and showed off his mean dance skills. This guy was amazing. He could do a pop and lock like nobody’s business.

The ladies that I met from Fort Worth were so nice. They are members of the Fort Worth Running Club. I told them about my race challenge and they gave me so many great tips and advice, it was much appreciated!

I met up with my friends around 10:30 for some shenanigans and parade fun! My friends all looked so cute in their green and then there was me, sweaty and nasty from the run….whomp whomp!  

  

Selfie with Julie

  All and all it was a great run and fun times had by all.

Don't ask....just being silly!

30 more races to go!!!

Kristin