This morning we ran the Pumpkin Chase 5k. It was a beautiful route! We will definitely come back to run this race again.
Here I am pinning on hubby’s numbers before the race:
I am so amazed by my sister, she pushed a triple jogging stroller and finished before I did! She finished in 36 minutes and she’s just getting back into running after having a baby! There is a baby in that bundle to the left. :)
Here are the three of us:
Hubby and Me:
And the starting line:
This race was absolutely beautiful! We went back later so I could take pictures of the course to share.
This was right on Lake Michigan and through the most beautiful neighborhood.
I think this was the prettiest part of the run!
I really enjoyed the scenery and seeing people’s Halloween and fall decor outside of these super nice houses.
As far as the race itself- I felt like I did better than I have in the past. My heart rate was sky high for some reason. Up to 181! It’s usually like 164 or so average. I don’t know what that was about. I think I may have pushed it a little more at the beginning. I burned 565 calories though! We played leap frog a few times with different people. It was nice to pass some people up and actually finish before them too.
My niece and nephew waiting for Hubby and I to finish. Aren’t they the cutest kids ever? :)
Here we are right past the finish line. Hubby said that I will never finish last because he will always cross the finish line after me. Awww how sweet. :) We weren’t last though, there were quite a few walkers. ;)
BUT- I beat my PR!!! My fastest time was my first 5k at 42:21. We finished this one in 41:57! I saw that timer and I was like, I can do this! I pushed myself hard at the very end. But I was happy to finally beat that time! :)
We headed over to the tables of food. They served Starbucks at this one- wow!
I didn’t have any though. I had an apple and a water.
See how red I get?! lol
From a 4 year olds perspective. lol
I love this photo!
Overall, it was another great race!!! I can’t wait for the next one!
