{"id":1348,"date":"2013-02-12T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2013-02-12T08:10:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T13:10:42","slug":"race-recap-love-the-run-youre-with-5k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/12\/race-recap-love-the-run-youre-with-5k\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Recap – Love the Run You’re With 5K"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 10, I ran the Love the Run You’re With 5K. \u00a0It was put on by Pacers Running Stores here in the DC area. \u00a0It’s been a while since I’ve run one of their races, and I’m glad I found this one.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, I don’t run a lot of 5Ks, but I found myself looking for a February race for two reasons<\/p>\n

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  1. I was asked to continue on with Team New-Skin until mid-March and needed another race.<\/li>\n
  2. I need to work on my short distance running for this year’s triathlons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"2013-02-10_08-35-39_44\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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    It was cold! \u00a0Thankfully, Sunday was warmer than Saturday, but it was still chilly, as evidenced by my many layers. \u00a0I convinced Betsy<\/a> to join me, and she brought her dog, Charlie, who probably had the most fun of all of us.<\/p>\n

    The bibs were “stoplight party” style, meaning that those in relationships wore red, those unattached wore green, and “it’s complicated” was yellow. \u00a0Betsy worried that people would wonder if her red bib indicated her relationship with her dog. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

    I admit, I didn’t look at the course before the race. \u00a0I looked at two things – the parking situation and the swag. \u00a0Parking was good and the swag was a BLANKET! \u00a0Both very good things. \u00a0I have way too many race shirts as it is. \u00a0So what if the cat will commandeer the blanket in the near future?<\/p>\n

    The course itself was simple – an out and back down Army-Navy drive. \u00a0Not the most exciting race, but I enjoyed it. \u00a0I liked the full out and back because it meant I could see a lot of people. \u00a0There were a number of fun costumes, including a woman dressed as a crazy cat lady (with stuffed cats attached to her top), Belle and the Beast, and even ALF. \u00a0Sadly, Betsy didn’t know who ALF was, and this made me feel old. \u00a0The other plus to the out and back was that while the race started with a giant hill, it also ended with a giant hill. I flew down to that finish!<\/p>\n

    I finished in 38:23, the fastest I have run a 5K since I got sick in 2010 and had to slow down my running. \u00a0It was great to finish strong and feeling good! \u00a0Unfortunately, I’m definitely a cold weather runner, so this summer’s triathlons are going to be rough (especially the one in August), but if I just keep training and working on my heat\u00a0acclimatization, I will be okay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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