Feelin' Groovy

I feel so good!  Next week I will register Jody, Matt and myself for the Cincinnati Thanksgiving 10K. Who would have thought a year ago, when I was thinking I might start running, that less than a year later I would be training for a 10K?  Sometimes I have to force myself to believe it.

I have had a ton of support. So many people have encouraged and cheered for me. I certainly haven't lost weight. I feel better than I have felt for years, maybe ever. Yes, I am feelin' groovy!

How far I have come...

My first race...

First 4 mile race...

Next long race - 7K...

This was a piece of cake

This 5K was a piece of cake. (Possibly because I splurged and ate cake the day before?)

Yesterday Matt and I ran in the For Love and Honor 5K. It was for Miami's Homecoming and was the first time they have had it. It was rainy but luckily didn't get bad until after we finished. It was the same course as the Red Brick Run last spring but it was so much easier this time. I feel I'm definitely ready for a 10K next month.

And here is the cool shirt we got!

And this was a highlight too. This 6 year old ran the entire course. It was her third 5K.  Wow!

http://www.runningtime.net/Races/2013/MiamiAlumni/Results/over.htm

78

SUZANNE CLARK

55

F

OXFORD

OH

37:07

11:57

Reggae Run, the party that thinks its a race

With the last race, the Hudy 7K, being the "race that thinks its a party," this was the exact opposite.  The Reggae Run was a great event but the run was from one location to another, mostly up quite a big hill from downtown Cincinnati to Eden Park.

It wasn't timed but I used RunKeeper (although I forgot to turn it off) and it took me a little over 36 minutes. I had to walk part of the course.  I'm just not very successful with evening races.

The party was the big part of the event and it was a blast even though it poured rain most of the night.

The band was really great but there was one really rude girl in the front that was so territorial about her spot that she danced while pushing people out of her way.

While it was a really good cause I'm not sure I would do it again.

Andrea, Matt and me at the start.

 

 

Here we are during a short reprieve from the rain.