Well, talk about a slacker in the blogging department!
For reals though, April was a busy month for me. I think I celebrated my birthday all month long which is not a bad thing, makes me grateful for the wonderful friends in my life who want to celebrate with me.
Work has been crazy busy, as it always is this time of the year. I will be able to breathe after Thursday, ahhhhhh!
I will sum up all my April races in one nice post and I swear going forward, I will blog on a regular basis. I HAVE to keep all my faithful followers up to date on my challenge and wacky life, all five of you! LOVE YOU ALL!
SO my first race was the Tal Morrison Classic which I actually did post about, whew. My second race was the Celebration White Rock 10k. Let me be real honest, this race was not a favorite. I didn’t care for the course at all. Y’all know that I love running the lake but there is a part of the lake that has a beat up path with tons of broken up concrete and it is not fun to run on. My poor ankles! You also had the option of running a 5k or the 10k, I chose the 10k, and everyone else chose the 5k or at least that is how it felt. Running all alone, whomp! After the race I accidently slammed my leg in the car door….SON OF A BISCUIT!!!!! For two weeks I had this nice massive bruise which was real pretty when wearing skirts and dresses. It just wasn’t my night. My time was awful but it was for a good cause, White Rock Lake so I can’t complain too much!
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| Ahhh, cold beer post race at the Taco Joint |
Following the Celebration White Rock was the Run Together 5k at Community Brewery. Now this was a FUN race! My friend Bryan from EDCF found this race, good job Bryan! I invited my friends Mike and Diana to join as well. The course was a lot of fun and ran through the Design District. After the run we enjoyed a few beers, laughs and celebrations. Both Bryan and Mike placed in their age division. They both walked away with a fancy glass from Community Brewery. They rock! Brewery runs are the best!
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| Mike and Bryan with their thier prized glasses! |
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| And she's off.....go Mimi! |
The following weekend was the Run the Highlands 5k and the Rise and Shine 5k. This was my second year to participate in the Run the Highlands 5k. My friend Lindsey’s sister-in-law, Courtney is a member of the Lake Highland Women’s Junior League and this is their big money raiser so of course we are going to support her! This was a great course with a awesome carnival afterwards, tons of freebies! The only thing I hate about this course is Heartbreak Hill. Right after mile 2 is the steep hill of death! Last year, I could not even run up it, this year I got half way before I gave up! This hill breaks your heart which is why I call it Heartbreak Hill. Next year I will make it my bitch, excuse the language!
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| With Lindsey before the Run the Highlands 5k |
The Rise and Shine 5k was a special race for me. This race benefited the Dallas Rise School which specializes in providing the highest quality of early childhood education services to children with Downs Syndrome or other developmental disabilities. The kids made this race so special. It was so sweet to see their faces light up when they crossed the finished line and get their medal. The race started at 1:30 which made for a HOT run! I love the heat but I hate running in the heat, no bueno! On the bright side, there was free beer afterwards so it was worth running in the heat! I ran this race with some of my wonderful friends from work. Sweet Jennifer won first place in her age group! She’s an inspiration!
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| Rise and Shine 5k |
Whew, that was a lot of races for April! May and June are just as crazy so I better start sucking it up and get my game face on! I am almost to the half-way point of goal…..YAY!!!
Peace out homies,
Kris
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