two more under my belt

I ran some more races. 

I got a phone call one night. It was my cousin's wife who saw me running on her way home from work. She asked if I wanted to do the Pumpkin Run with her around Halloween. It was a fun little run through a downtown cemetery. And when it was over we got to take home a pumpkin. This was before the race. I'm glad Lawren brought the orange and black knee highs. It turned out to be cool that morning.

After the race. It wasn't my best time, but we both ran the entire race. No stopping for a breather. I was pretty proud of that.

This past weekend Lawren and I ran the Festival of Lights 5k in San Marco. A couple of pictures before the race. I was all decked out in my jingle gear.

They had a lot of activities for the kids before the race. Both the girls got to see Santa, get their faces painted and pet some of the animals in the petting zoo area. It was nice to have kisses before the race.

San Marco is an area of town I don't know much about. The race had us going through neighborhoods with really old and really big houses and no street lights. In some places it was really dark. Most of the houses were lit up with Christmas lights and decorations so that was nice to see. Then we took a turn by the river. I wouldn't mind living in that area someday.

I ran in the hat, but it didn't last long. I got hot towards the middle. It wasn't my fastest time, but I knew it wouldn't be since I hadn't run in almost two weeks. I was able to make it through the whole thing without walking. Another plus in my book. I'm not sure, but I may be able to fit one more race in before the end of the year.