#1 Daughter and I have been busy enjoying several local races. First up, we joined in the fun with the Masonic Veteran's Day 10K in DC. We drove into DC early that Sunday morning, and parked on a bridge near the starting area. The sun has just come up, and it was still quite cold!! It was a nice, fast, flat course -- I especially enjoyed it because it was an out and back route, and I was actually able to see the folks who won blaze by me! That was exciting. My time? Whatever. I ran behind this dude who juggled 5 balls the entire time...and I never passed him. Sigh! Next Year, Juggle Boy! I was there for the fun, and as you can see, I was smiling when I crossed the finish line. Check out the race report HERE from Washington Running Report.
On November 17, we selected a holiday-themed race and had a blast! Yes, we chose it because of the name. It was the Freeze Your Gizzard Off 5K held in Leesburg, Virginia at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. Now...THAT was fun!! Read the race report here from Washington Running Report. The race didn't begin until 9am, which meant we actually didn't have to get up all that early! The grounds of the Ida Lee Park are lovely, and the route took us around the perimeter, up and down gently rolling hills. Anyone looking for a new place to visit, I highly recommend it. Anyone looking for a fun new 5K, this one is for you!! Not to mention...the T-Shirt is awesome!
Coming up next: The Jingle All the Way 10k There's always a race on somewhere in the DC area! How fun!
Just so you know...there's another 10 miler in the Spring. Hmmm... The Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. Do I dare? What do you think?
Enjoy your day! Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all.
1 comment:
It's fun to gather all the holiday running shirts from the various runs offered up this time of year. What's most cool is that you are running with your daughter. We have a Jingle Bell Run in Seattle where everyone puts a small bell on thier shoe. One bell alone really isn't too impressive but when you have 2500 runners jingleing along it sounds pretty cool.
Michelle and I hope to be in your neck of the woods next year for the Marine Corps Marathon in October. We have friends (Amy & Tim) that live in DC that have offered up a place to stay. Amy ran with our running club until she got transfered to DC. She's in the Coast Guard. I don't remember the year but she was the Coast Guards Woman Athlete of the Year. She's a Lt. Commander working on General or Captain or whatever the top dog is. I ran MCM about two years ago before Michelle was running marathons. It's one she really wanted to do after seeing me run it.
Keep on trucking!
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