Run for Women 2011

Paws up!

Well this weekend Cory had a UTA, which means it is his one weekend a month he has to work for the reserves.  As for me, I needed to find something to do while he was at work all day Saturday and Sunday.  So, I decided to do the Run for Women this year.  It is it's 19th year for the Run 4 Women and proceeds go to breast cancer.  I ran it in 2009 in the timed event, which was filled with pretty serious runners.  This year, I decided to do it with my friend, Crystal, in the untimed event.  The untimed event is mainly filled with walkers, but there was good number of us running it.  I haven't been running intensely, so I thought this would just be a great way to get some exercise, PLUS run for a good cause.

We were in the spirit of pink and went shopping the day before to find pink stuff to wear.  We got ourselves pink nail polish and other accessories.  I told Crystal the goal was to run to mile 3 then, if we needed to, we can walk and just chillax like everyone else.  The trails were just packed with people walking and then I regretted signing up for the untimed event, but oh well.  We had to juke around all the walkers.  We kept encouraging each other to keep running and we pretty much ran the whole way.  Except at mile 4.5, Crystal started cramping so we had to walk for a few mins.  I tried to tell her we were REALLy close and we should't stop, but she couldn't go on.  Well, we started running when we saw the finish flags ahead.  We finished in 50 minutes together.  Great workout!  For once, I didn't feel like dying at the finish line.  Probably because we kept at a good steady pace.  We did so good and I am very proud of her for running so long.  She said that was the longest she ran, ever.

After the race, we got a free water bottle, free Odwalla drinks and orange slices.  We stretched out and saw many other women we knew.  It was great!  I love the run for women.  I am definitely going to do it next year under the timed event.  Hopefully, beat my time from 2009, which was 46:37.  I am not an elite runner or anything, but at least my time was under average.  I just wanted to get under 50min that year.

When we bounced on out of there, we decided to go to Acai Alaska.  Delicious healthy restaurant.  We got some grub.  I got a hummus sandwich and she got a quinoa salad.  We were driving around in her Mercedes with the top down.. we felt so cool!  The endorphins were running wild and we could not stop feeling so great!

Stretching after the race

Jump shot, no biggie

In Memory of Grandma

Endorphins kicking in

Me and Lizzy!

When I got home, I took a power nap and did some of my probability homework.  Cory got home from work and we went straight to the Peanut Farm to watch the UFC fights.  It was fun.  We ate some clam chowder and wraps for dinner.  The fights were really good and some were pretty bloody.  Gosh, those fighters are hardcore.  They probably feel 50x more sore than I do today.  

Until next time!