Farmington 5k Recap

I hadn't planned on this 5k at all.  Actually, I haven't really been planning on any many 5ks.  I'm not trying to sound snobby at all.  I do enjoy 5ks.  It's just a lack of confidence on my part - meaning when I run a race, I want to PR each time.  I know that's not the goal, but I want to see progress. When I don't see progress, I get down on myself.  After a bad 5k this past winter, I declared I wasn't going to do anymore 5ks.  Of course, my friends and family laughed at me.  They know me best and they knew I wouldn't stick to this unrealistic declaration.

and we're off!

My thoughts about doing a 5k turned to - if I run with Izzy in the jogger, I'll have a new challenge and won't be chasing after that PR.  Oh, and running with Izzy should make me stronger, right?  But an incredible opportunity came up (hint, review/giveaway coming soon) so that meant trekking up to Farmington for the Run To Prevent Child Abuse 5k.  If you need anymore hints - check out the pants I'm sporting.  

holy- where did that hill come from?  

Farmington isn't too far from my house, maybe a 50 minute drive.  I remember Farmington being flat.  But maybe that's because I went to college in this cute little town and the walk from my dorm to the bar was flat.  I don't remember venturing into the hills of Farmington ever.    I didn't really know they existed - until this race!

off again!  0.6 miles to go...

However, I will say it wasn't the hills that were the most challenging.  It was running with the jogger.  First of all, it was a windy 30F, which meant bundling up Izzy with a quilt.  This also meant that she kicked it off of her several times during the race and I'd have to stop and pick it up.  Fun.  Also, somehow the break decided to stick.   It was harder than ever to power through that.  When I finally saw Ward at mile 2.5, he jumped in to save the day.  I told him the problem and he started running with me, took the jogger, fixed it while running (ie disconnected the brake all together) and then gave it back to me.  Yes, he is that good.  If I had known that the last .6 miles was a steep downhill, I would have just kept the break on.  I struggled keeping up with the jogger and really pounded my legs trying to slow down enough to have some kind of control.  Oh well, lesson learned.

Something about small races & hand written results is just awesome!

I just noticed that #11 was an old professor of mine.  That's too funny!

This race turned out to be the most challenging 5k I've run yet and I did it with Izzy.  As it turns out, we made a great team and actually placed - 3rd place women (yes, women - we are a team!).

My garmin time read 25:57 but the "official" results read 26:09.  Does it really matter?  The most important part is that we did it together, Ward rescued the day & Tucker cheered us on.  So, now I'm changing my statement, okay.  I'll do more 5ks, but I would really like to do them with Izzy in the jogger.  Oh and I need to mention, we were the only ones with a jogger.

completed wiped out