Now, when I say "small town race," ........ yes, the race took place in a small town close to my house..... but, let me tell you, this was a smallllllllllll race..... actually, there were only 5 of uS!!! Yep, you read that right!!! Only 5 of us!!!!
I was pleased with my run..... it was a bit humid.... down here in South Georgia, Winter has went on strike and has NEVER showed up!!!! UGH!!! We have a million mosquitos to prove it!!!!! Seriously, winter lasted about 3 days and was GONE!! Gone, I say! GONE!!!!!
Anyway, back to the run: I ran the 4 mile (unofficially) at an average 7:48 pace..... very pleased with my time. Yes, I did say "unofficial"... with 5 runners, you'd think our official times would be posted by now.... LOL!!!! Just picking.... not serious... I know that the people who put on the race Saturday were "fill-ins" because the main people were in Orlando running the Disney Princess race....... go figure, the main people bolt out of town on the scheduled day of the race.... that might should have been a determining factor in the date of the race!!! See, there was a HUGE local race also taking place and Disney princess which is only a few hours away.... I really think that this is why the race was so little Saturday!
Anyway, with all the normally First place runners that I am usually chasing not present, I snagged First Runner place. But, honestly, want to get a little more of a giggle...... WE ALL PLACED!!!! Yes, In some form of fashion..... all 5 of us medaled!!! HA! HA! My friend Lisa said, "I am going to call this the Oprah race..... medals, medals, for everyone!" Well, it goes something like that...... we all laughed. We had such a fun time!!!! And, I might say, the course really is a great course!!!!!! Most of all, it is 10 min from my house and I LOVE that!!!! Most races are at least 40min from my house.
OK, after the race, I have to BOLT home in a FLASH..... wipe the necessary stinky areas (if you know what I mean), spray some deodorant, and switch into my Color run clothes........ grabbed my son and we were on our way........ literally, spent about 15 min at home and had to leave immediately.
I kept telling him to close his mouth when he ran through the color stations, but he said to me, "I can't stop smiling! This is fun!" Oh, those words warmed my heart!!!! So glad we made it to the run!
Below, my friend Amy had to get a pic.....she didn't recognize me at first.... LOL!!! So funny, I was talking normally because I really hadn't forgotten the whole wig thing.... HA! HA!
The color stations meant serious business when it came to covering the runners with color!!!!!! I mean serious business!!!
There was a GREAT turn out!!! How awesome is the crowd in the pic below?!!! There had to be over 200 runners....... the event is called the Hospice Half & Dewey Color Dash with all proceeds benefiting patient care at Hospice of South Georgia and it's Lansdale Hospice House. Great fun for a GREAT cause!!!!
What did you do this weekend...... do tell.... leave a comment in the comment section!!!
Color run.... Love them? Hate them? or silly question.... who wouldn't love a color run?!!!
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