Workout: 2.5 mile run
One of my talents is that I'm pretty good at persuading people to try new things. This last effort of mine actually took a couple of years, but after many phone calls I FINALLY talked my SIL, Bekah, into running her first race ever!!! We chose the Bastille Day 5K which was held right across from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. I thought this was a good choice because of the location and because it was an evening race. How cool!! Here is how everything went down:
Our pre-race meal. We ate at RJ Grunts and our dinners were huge!! This was only about 2 hours until race time, and guess what? I ate two meals!! The waitress brought me out the wrong order, but I had already finished most of the first meal. She gave me the second meal and I ate that, too. Yeah, I was regretting that around mile 2. *Note to all: This is not a habit of mine, eating LARGE portions of food before a race. I'm not really sure what we were thinking.
You go girll! Stretch those calfs. Don't want to pull a muscle :) By the way, those little tight bootie shorts are her HUSBANDS! Ha ha ha ha!!
Bekah, are you sure a man can fit into those shorts??
Obviously not from the race. But all of the post race pictures are on Bekah's phone b/c mine died. However, go fan Studio Rebekah Photography on Facebook if you haven't already. This is Bekah's studio and it is sooooo adorable!! She rocks at what she does.
Okay, back to the race. We were packed like sardines the first mile and it was pretty much impossible to run together so we gave up just before mile 1 and went at our own paces. I don't know her official time, but she was only about 2 minutes behind me and she ran 9:30 miles. That is outstanding for someone who hardly ever runs!! Bekah, I'm so proud of you for running and finishing your first race!! Thanks for one last hooray before I left. Hopefully your next race will be in FL :)
One of my talents is that I'm pretty good at persuading people to try new things. This last effort of mine actually took a couple of years, but after many phone calls I FINALLY talked my SIL, Bekah, into running her first race ever!!! We chose the Bastille Day 5K which was held right across from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. I thought this was a good choice because of the location and because it was an evening race. How cool!! Here is how everything went down:
Bekah, are you sure a man can fit into those shorts??
Okay, back to the race. We were packed like sardines the first mile and it was pretty much impossible to run together so we gave up just before mile 1 and went at our own paces. I don't know her official time, but she was only about 2 minutes behind me and she ran 9:30 miles. That is outstanding for someone who hardly ever runs!! Bekah, I'm so proud of you for running and finishing your first race!! Thanks for one last hooray before I left. Hopefully your next race will be in FL :)
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