First 5k!...of this year

I. Love. to. Run. Love, love, love it. Races are even better. The atmosphere, the challenge, the people, the adrenaline rush. I love it. I'm a pretty competitive person, so races are always fun for me! I have run in quite a few 5k's and 10k's, so my goal this year is to run a Half Marathon. I looked for a few half marathons in other cities that would be fun to travel too (Kansas City ;) , St. Louis), but because of everything going on this year we decided I would run one here! So my half marathon is scheduled for September 7th! Woohoo!

Greenville had a plethora of races to run in as well as the surrounding areas. I was a little worried when we moved up here, that there wouldn't be as many opportunities for races. Well, boy was I wrong! Trekman racing is based in Cedar Falls and hosts most of the races around here...and there are tons!!

The first race we registered for and ran in was the "Fool's 5k" this past weekend. It was so much fun! The race was Mardi Gras/April Fools themed. We registered for the race back in February due to the amount of people who were registering. The race filled up by early March! This was such a fun race. It started at 9:00 am, which was nice (not too early). The race was at the George Wyth State Park in Waterloo and was a nice flat 3.1 mile run! I couldn't believe how many people showed up (over 1, 300-a record for Trekman racing) and they were all dressed up! Some people took the Mardi Gras theme to a whole new level - we saw people in pj's, men in tutu's, kids wearing body suits, people dressed as super heroes, and one woman was wearing a wedding dress and a wig! It was pretty...interesting.

We did pretty well. Brad had only run with me 3 times the week before the race, but he ran the whole thing without stopping at all. I pushed the pace a little, but we ran together the whole time. Our time was 26:15. A little slow for me, but we had fun and enjoyed the run together! Here are a few pictures from the race!

It was pretty windy that day! but not too cold :)

So much fun!! The next race we are doing together is May 6th! We are running in the Furry 5k, which means...yep! The pups are running with us! I think Beth and Gene are going to come up with Gracie and Lexi and run with us! The Cedar Bend Humane Society (where we adopted Abe from) is helping host this run. You can even "adopt" a pet for the day and run with them! Isn't that sweet?!? I can't wait!