Pumpkin Chase 5K Run

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!

Want an extra entry into the Jolly Time giveaway? Go to the original giveaway post (this link) and tell me about how you are getting active this fall.