Next race up was December 3rd: Seaford Hot Chocolate 5K Run. This time I left a little earlier not sure where the race was exactly and how far was the parking overflow lot...yeah I know I'm a runner but I like my convenience of not being so far away to drop off my t-shirt! The bib pick up, t-shirts, food and awards were in the Seaford HS. Nice accommodations...and no port-a-pottys!! Regular bathrooms!! Lady runners appreciate that!! I did a few warm up runs back and forth to my car....yes I did have to park about 1/2 mile away...I wasn't as early as I thought! The racers finally got to the start and I appreciated the mass of people since a chilly breeze was still apparent! I noticed as the gun was about to go off the older gentleman next to me hunched down and ready to sprint off. The gun went off; we started to run and within about 10 seconds I noticed in my peripheral vision, the gentleman next to me start to tumble and with him a few others went down. I was still running looking back and then as I saw help for him, I turned and took off in earnest. Well, the best part of this race was when I hit the 3 mile mark and saw the time; it was about 26:40. Now that was a record for me!! I was astonished but dug down as much as I could to the finish line. I crossed it at 27:38. I took 3rd place out of 16. Yay! The awards were also a lot of fun sitting with a lively group of 30'somethings who were fun to be with. They included me in their revelry! And they also stepped up for some awards as well although none of us won any raffles!
One more race in December: HoHoHo 5K Holiday Run. Quite a few years ago my son Adam won this race, and here I am running in it! This seemed quite spectacular because if you had told me that back then I would have thought you were nuts! But I was and I was ready for it because Adam is now my coach! This was also a nice race filled with lots of fun and costumes and good cheer and holiday spirit. Many people were in outfits for the season. And there certainly was no shortage of runners. The pre-race activities were held at the middle school. So there was a nice space to warm up after a warm up run. It was a chilly morning of about 29 or 30 degrees. Good start and great finish. I ran another PR of 27:33. I was stoked that I ran that time again for this race. It was a great race for me sans winning any raffle..LOL I only wish there had been some friendly faces to share it with that day. No worries; I was more than pleased with the outcomes.
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