It ended up being a rather nippy day but it was beautiful outside. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and fairly clear. And the wind was...well, rather pushy shall we say.
We arrived in Addison on Saturday, January 12 for the Hotcake Hustle 5K. It was the first race of the season for the RUNProject (www.runproject.org), which is a race organization I plan to continue to run with throughout the year. I've found their races to be spread out well, fun themes, good swag and great distance options.
I chose to run the 5K. It was a great way to ease into the training and running season for me. It was also great for Patrick to participate in his very first race. One of the selling points (to Patrick especially) was the "hotcakes" after the race. I was more in it for the beer, as is the tradition after a race, but to each their own.
We were geared up and ready to go. The countdown started and then we were off. It wasn't awful, but I definitely wasn't thrilled with how it was going. Getting back into running after not doing it for some time is hard. The first mile for me was the roughest. Calves and shins were very tight and the wind was brutal. Once I got past the first mile, I started to get back into a rhythm. I could push through the wind and the cold and focus on my pace and my breathing.
When I reached the finish line, Patrick was waiting for me and cheering me on. He's a little speed demon. He sprints during his run intervals, which is hysterical to me because you won't ever catch me doing it. Haha. But he finished a few minutes ahead of me (not surprising with his long and quick legs) and it was nice to see him on the sidelines watching for me.
It had been awhile since I ran a race with someone and even though we didn't run together, it was very nice knowing that there was someone waiting for you at the end. :-) Grabbing the official race swag, we took our obligatory post-race photo (with the help of some kind people who had asked for our help first) and took stock of the long line for breakfast and beer.
With our medal and our mug in tow, we opted not to wait in line in the cold for the pancakes. I'm sure they were delicious, but so were the pancakes we got at IHOP down the road. ;-)
Next race: Hot Chocolate 15K - February 9, 2019
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