4th of July Race

For the last few weeks my brother-in-law and I have been training for this race. We decided to run the course last week so we had an idea of how rough it would be. We didn't know it but we had our "practice run" on the wrong trail. We were not prepared for what was to come on race day. When we had our practice run I hurt my knee and took the whole week off figuring I probably wouldn't be able to run the race, I was really bummed. Finally on Tues. night I started icing it (duh!) and then stretching it. Thursday night I went to a sports therapist and there didn't seem to be anything seriously injured. I bought new shoes and a knee support and popped some pain killers. I was ready for race day. I was super nervous because I didn't know how I was going to do with a bum knee. Price was super nervous because it was his first race. The course was rough (with rocks, and patches of sand). Once you thought you were past all the hills your body could handle another would sneak up on you. I walked almost all of the hills so my time was only decent, not a personal record or anything. I didn't place in my age category but Price got third (woo-hoo!!!). Price was so pumped (with adrenaline and endorphines) that he's going to run more races with me (yipee!).

Superhero Price

Before the race

Fake running dorks

Sprinting in to the finish line


Price ends his first race alive-that should be everyone's goal for their first race

Sunburnt, sweaty, and out-of-breath, who wouldn't want a picture post-race?

The girls wanted to run the race with me, Cassideen was really disappointed that she couldn't

Mike is so great. He comes to support me at all my races. He has to get the kids out of bed early to make it to the starting line. He's a wonderful husband!