Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Medal? Mental.

They like me, they really like me!
I received the biggest surprise last week when a voice-mail was left for me, informing me that I had won a medal in the Streamwood Stride 5k! Whaaaat?! I know, right?
So apparently they gave out medals for best looking runner.
But seriously I checked the rankings online and it looks like I got 2nd best time in my age bracket. Yes, there were only 4 girls in my bracket, but STILL. 
I'm planning on getting it engraved with my name, the date and my race time. I gotta make a big deal about this, who knows when the next time will be, huh? 
As of right now, the next time I will have a chance to get a medal will be in the Hot Chocolate 5k, November 4th. We've registered and everything. Our bib #s are 1295 & 1296. Please let me know if you've registered and we can make plans to meet up for pictures before and after the race. 

Races ran in 2012: 1
Medals: 1


Monday, June 11, 2012

Running!

On June 9th in Streamwood, IL, Zane and I ran the Streamwood Stride 5k. It was a sunny warm morning, the race started at 8:00. I made a new personal record of 35:56 AND I got 2nd place in my age group. (There were only 6 or 7 of us in my age group, but still...) Now that's the time for me to beat next time.
There are a lot more people interested in running than I ever thought.
Right now my good friend Amanda is just starting getting into running and unfortunately our friend Sunil injured himself before the race so he couldn't join us. I run about 2x per week although I wish it were more.
Please let me know in the comments if you are a runner and what sort of running you do.
The next race I'm registered for is the Hot Chocolate 5k in November. I want to run a race in July and September too. We'll see.