Monday, April 25, 2016

Glow Run Recap

bright colors are a necessity for a glow run

Friday night I ran my first nighttime 5k. It was a glow run with glow-related games before and during the race for the kiddos. So Mr M took the kiddos around to the games while I ran the 5k. Most were a bit too advanced for River, but Sunshine had fun.

it looks like Ocean is wielding a lightsaber behind River

and now he's chewing on the lightsaber. good thing it's not real....

The 5k itself started out quite flat, but the second half had some hills mixed in with the flat portions. I enjoyed the course for the most part, but I didn't enjoy the accompanying weather. It had been raining off and on all day and even sprinkled some in the time leading up to the start of the race. All that moisture in the air meant that the humidity was very high, which is never fun for running. The saving grace was that it wasn't super hot also. It was pleasantly cool if you were just walking around. I warmed up pretty good while running but Sunshine complained of being cold while waiting for me.

Running at dusk was an interesting experience. I've actively avoided running at dusk since I got hit by a van while running at dusk when I was 14. I don't even like driving at dusk because lights glare too much for me. Despite that, there was enough street lights on the course that visibility was pretty good for most of the race. I had on a battery-operated light-up bracelet, but I will probably wear more lights the next time I run a race at night. I started out with a glow necklace as well, but it wouldn't stay together, so I ditched it at the water stop. It was bouncing around and bugging me, so no big loss :)

nighttime group selfies are ridiculously hard to take

Once again, this race was run with very little preparation.  We went for a hike on Thursday, but the next most recent treadmill walk was Tuesday the week before. More than a week between workouts isn't optimal, especially when most of that week was spent in the car, eating junk food. At least it was gluten free junk food and I survived another road trip without getting glutened. I'll take the win.

The race was a smidge short at 3.06 miles, which I ran in 35:16.
1st mile: 10:53
2nd mile: 12:12
3rd mile: 11:41

Tomorrow I'll be posting a recap of the race I ran Saturday morning. Yep, I ran two races in 12 hours. Mark that off my 40 by 40 list.

8 Races in 2016


Month
Event
Time
January
New Year’s Day 5k
33:01
February
Frostbite 5k
37:37
February
Mud Run
1:35:37
March
4k Walk
33:19
March
March 5k
33:49
March
Pi Day Virtual 5k
1:01:30
March
Obstacle Race
44:06
April
Glow Run
35:16













19 Races towards my 40 by 40 goal


Date
Event
Distance
Event Type
1.
July 2015
4th of July 5k
5k
Pregnant
2.
August
4 Mile Fun Run
4 miles
Road Race
3.
September
All Terrain
5k
Mixed surface
4.
October
Hill Valley Half
13.1 miles
Virtual half marathon
5.
October
Corn Maze 5k
5k
Corn Maze
6.
October
Kilted Trail 5k
5k
Kilted race
7.
November
Trail Half
13.6 miles
Trail Half
8.
November
Turkey Trot
5k
Road Race
9.
December
Veteran’s 5k
5k
Mixed surface
10.
December
Army Virtual Marathon
26.23 miles
Virtual marathon
11.
January 2016
New Year’s Day 5k
5k
Road race
12.
February
Frostbite 5k
5k
Cross country race
13.
February
Mud Run
4.8 miles
Mud run
14.
March
4k Walk
4k
Walk
15.
March
March 5k
5k
Road race
16.
March
Pi Day Virtual 5k
5k
Virtual 5k Walk
17.
March
10 mile race
Not applicable
Water stop volunteer
18.
March
Obstacle Race
5k
Obstacle run
19.
April
Glow Run
5k
Glow Run, 1st of 2 races in 12 hours

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