So You Wanna Feel Like a Rockstar....

So you wanna feel like a rockstar?  Run a race while pushing a double stroller!! 

This weekend I ran a small, local 5k in West Yarmouth which is just about 15 minutes from us.  A coworker friend of mine had organized the race and I wanted to show my support...plus it was a great day and I was able to convince my mother-in-law to run with me!  She was super nervous before the race...but she rocked it and placed 2nd in her age group!  I was going back and forth about pushing the ladies...mostly because it was really windy...but I'm glad I did!  Not only did we have a few laughs over Emma's race commentary (which included..."Mom are we going to win this one?" and "Mom you better run faster if you want to win!"...such a mama's girl!) but I seriously felt like a rockstar!  People kept asking things like, "Did you just run pushing BOTH of those kids?" and "You ran the whole way!", and my favorite, "HEY! You passed me!  I'm trying not to be pissed that I got passed by you because you're awesome!"  Nothing like a confidence boost!

I had 13 miles on the schedule so I woke up bright and early to get 10 miles in...I actually ran to my friends house to do our weekly weigh-in (always helps a weigh-in when you run 10 miles before!) and then she drove me home!  I was happy with my pace and the fact that it was a much easier run than it had been for me just 6 weeks before...nothing like shedding some lbs to make things easier!  I have never run 10 miles before a race (why would you?) so my expectations for the 5k were low.  I basically just wanted to have a good time and not be in pain....I guess when you keep your standards that low its a win win!!  I was VERY happy with how I felt (note to self...a BOB Dualie tends to be more like a kite when it's windy!) and happy with my time of 29:01

How kind of Saucony and BOB to work together to help me coordinate!

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TTT...Race Recap Style

This week's randoms all center around the Jamestown Bridge 10k that I ran on Sunday in Jamestown, RI.  

Fun in Numbers...I have run this race all three years it has been held and every year I have run it with my BRF Jill and her brother Stu.

Stu is running Boston this Monday for Team Eye and Ear!

Sporting my BAMR band and LOVING it (review coming soon!)

I ran the first mile with Jill which is always deceiving since it is 90% downhill leading to the bridge.  We ran it in 8:33....normal for my prebaby days but not so much for lately!  Stu was off with the crowd and soon Jill took off to chase/pass her baby bro!  It is so much more fun running with friends!  We laughed, joked (why is it that there is always one person...you know that person...who needs to be the center of attention?  This race it was an overzealous CrossFitter who decided to spread eagle in the middle of the crowd to stretch and do push ups!), made up funny nicknames for people, set goals, and cheered on each other's successes!

Saucony with the Win...A few days before this race I was sent a pair of Kinvara 4.  I was instantly in love but I wasn't certain whether or not I should break the golden rule of running and race in new kicks....How could I resist though?

I mean just slipping them on I instantly felt bad ass!  These bad boys rock!  I had a pair of the Kinvara 3 that I bought last year and loved them for my shorter runs so I was really excited to try out the new model.

Yeah like Em said, "Mom those are going to make you SUPER FAST!"...well I could at least look super fast!  These go on sale starting May 1st....check them out.  You will not be sorry!  They also came out with a Boston Marathon edition that will be available at the expo....

Enjoy the view...The first mile of this race is, as I said, downhill...then starts the climb for 6/10 of a mile.  I got to the peak of the bridge and looked to my right and caught a glimpse of my beautiful home state!  The past two years either the weather has been cruddy or I was too focused on speed that I had never really appreciated the view.  I mean if I'm going to climb this...

I might as well enjoy this!

It was hard to really capture the view!

There were others taking pictures too...actually this one woman in front of me kept stopping and taking pictures.  She would then proceed to break into a sprint every time I trotted past her.  Yeah that's frustration you hear in my words....this irritated the CRAP out of me!  I'm happy to say though that I did in fact beat her in the end!  Hey I'm still pretty slow so I need to take the victories where they come!  I hit my goal of under 1 hour by crossing in 59:12...not my fastest by a long shot but not my slowest either!  This race is the only 10k I've raced in many years.  I have another on tap for June and am excited to see if I can score a pr you know since I won't need to climb a bridge twice!!!

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