Some races are good and some are bad. I'm amazed at how some mornings when I go running I feel like I can barely run a mile and other mornings I have endless energy.
Last Saturday was one of the bad ones.
(They weren't kidding about running in hell!)
My mom and I ran the Garden of Eden 10 miler in Eden, Utah. The race started at 8:00 am, it was already beginning to be hot. The course had no shade and some pretty killer hills, oh and only three water stops, which sounds like enough but when I hit 8.5 miles with the sun shining on my face I could have really used some water. Needless to say this race kicked my butt. I had had a cold all week, so I took the week of from running thinking my legs would be fresh and ready for Saturday. Wrong. They felt like jello. I ran as hard as I could with the current conditions and eventually finished the race not able to run another step. Although I didn't do as well as I would of liked, I'm glad I did it and pushed through to the end. Some races just don't go as well as you would like.
My mom is such a champ! I'm so proud of her for finishing the race! My grandparents came to watch us finish. How cute is my grandpa?
Then there are some races where you feel great!
A week after the Garden of Eden 10 miler I ran the
No More Victims 5k race with one of my favorite friends
Lindsey.
This race was completely different from last Saturday. I woke up with my legs feeling tired from the week of running I had already done. I wasn't planning on trying to run my hardest, I was going to take it easy and just finish this race. But when we showed up to the starting line Lindsey told me about a dream she had about the race and I couldn't help myself, my inner competitive side came out and I had to give it all I had. The 3.1 miles flew by and when they were over I felt like I could have run ten more miles no problem. Some are bad and some are good.
It was so much fun to spend the morning with Lindsey. She is one of the funniest people I know. We had a great time.
She woke up with a nasty cold and still ran the race like a champ!
The 5k benefited children who suffer from abuse. I was impressed with how well the race was organized and well supported.
BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) as well as the
Red Hats Society were there to cheer all of us on!
Lindsey won something from the raffle!
We cheered so loud when her name was called! We were so excited.
Thanks Lindsey for making me run this race and inspiring me to run hard! I had a fantastic time and I can't wait to run it again next year.
Both races were a good learning experience for me. I'm such a perfectionist, hence I want things to go perfectly. When things don't perfectly I can get pretty discouraged. But I am slowly beginning to learn that it's ok when I fall short and don't perform as well as I would like to. I coming to accept that races, days of teaching, trying new recipes, whatever it may be...that SOME ARE GOOD AND SOME ARE BAD and that's ok!
