(Edited - This post was started on Monday, posted on Tuesday...welcome to mommyhood, Rae! :-P)
Enough about work and sleep deprivation, though…I have a
race report to share with you. A super
special one. See, ever since I got the
green light to run with kiddo in the jogging stroller, I’ve kept my eye out for
5ks. But I knew I couldn’t sign up early
because running with a baby is just way too dependent on weather, his mood, how
many people were in the race, location, etc.
So I just kept them shaded in grey on the calendar. Well, this weekend was it. The weather was gorgeous, the sun
shining. We had an awesome sleep
night. And Rob was giggling away at 7am
on Saturday. It was go-time….Scarecrow
5k in Fairport, here we were!
Pre Race, I registered, got my bib, made a bib for Rob, and
hit the potties. I socialized with a few
MIMs and fellow runners, hung out with Greg, and then got to the start about 10
minutes early to line up. I lined up way
in the back – there’s nothing worse than a mommy runner who lines up in the
front with her clunky stroller, especially since I had no clue what type of
speed I was looking at. My typical 5k
pace is a bout a 7:30-8 minute mile, but um….I haven’t run an open 5k in ummm…..4
years? And I haven’t run more than 2 miles with the stroller, ever.
Rob handled the race like a champ – he giggled, encouraged
me, and promptly fell asleep when it was over.
Pre race encouragement, on course entertainment and post race rest and
relaxation- this kid has it down. I
can’t wait for our next race!!
Well, hello! C’mon,
out with it-who’s working today? Sadly,
even though it’s a holiday, no bueno for the day off at my job (Well, my boss
swore we had the day off…multiple times.
Why in god’s name did I correct him??)
Any-whose, it was a pretty quiet day at work (before the storm – this
week we are leading up to a conference prep, so the rest of the week will be
he- double hockey sticks). I was glad to
have a day to organize life a bit- kiddo thought it would be fun to be up at 2m
for playtime….oh, my child. Let’s just
say that it’s inspired quite a few cups of coffee, diet coke, and…ok…half a jar
of peanut butter to stay awake. And I’m
not even ashamed. So there.
Enough about work and sleep deprivation, though…I have a
race report to share with you. A super
special one. See, ever since I got the
green light to run with kiddo in the jogging stroller, I’ve kept my eye out for
5ks. But I knew I couldn’t sign up early
because running with a baby is just way too dependent on weather, his mood, how
many people were in the race, location, etc.
So I just kept them shaded in grey on the calendar. Well, this weekend was it. The weather was gorgeous, the sun
shining. We had an awesome sleep
night. And Rob was giggling away at 7am
on Saturday. It was go-time….Scarecrow
5k in Fairport, here we were!
I’ve always wanted to run this race – it benefits a local
domestic violence shelter, it’s located in a great spot (by the Erie canal in a great little town), and it’s a pretty
flat course. It also has a stroller
division –woot woot! Instead of 3 deep,
only the fastest stroller wins a prize, but hey, I thought it would be
fun! So Greg and I dressed up the kiddo
in one of his Halloween get ups (a cat, cause we were gonna be speedy like a
panther, lol) and we took off for the race!
Pre Race, I registered, got my bib, made a bib for Rob, and
hit the potties. I socialized with a few
MIMs and fellow runners, hung out with Greg, and then got to the start about 10
minutes early to line up. I lined up way
in the back – there’s nothing worse than a mommy runner who lines up in the
front with her clunky stroller, especially since I had no clue what type of
speed I was looking at. My typical 5k
pace is a bout a 7:30-8 minute mile, but um….I haven’t run an open 5k in ummm…..4
years? And I haven’t run more than 2 miles with the stroller, ever.
The gun went off and we were off! It took about 30 seconds to cross the start
(600 runners) and I knew without a doubt in the first two minutes that I should
have lined up further up. I also
understand now why people that don’t wear headphones get annoyed with people
that do – they are clueless. I wound and
wove through the first mile, clipped one woman’s heels (she would NOT MOVE) and
got through mile 1 in 10:30- I think I passed at least 200 people. Ro Bear was lovin it, smiling as I ran, and
the little stinker even passed out about ¾ of a mile in. To the turn around at 14:50 (Speeding up,
though I had to do a crazy maneuver to flip the stroller around!) and we were
on the canal for the last half. I was
loving it. Running with the sun out,
about 50 degrees – perfect running weather, especially for my double bundled
kiddo! On the canal stretch back, I felt
like we were flying – even pushing a 35 pound stroller plus 12 pound kid was no
big deal. I saw a stroller pass for an
18 minute finish – wows. The last mile,
we pushed it in, the Bear woke up and started complaining, so I put pedal to
metal and crossed the line in 28 minutes – good for 3rd stroller,
and first mommy pushed stroller! (1st
and 2nd were dudes, so even though we didn’t win, I felt pretty
good!) Our overall pace was 9:17, and we
came in 19th out of 50 women ages 30-34. Not too bad for a stroller totin’ team J
Rob handled the race like a champ – he giggled, encouraged
me, and promptly fell asleep when it was over.
Pre race encouragement, on course entertainment and post race rest and
relaxation- this kid has it down. I
can’t wait for our next race!!
No comments:
Post a Comment