Friday Funny

BLT 5k Fun Run/Walk Recap

The morning started bright and early for a Saturday.  Race kit pick up was 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. and the run stated at 9:00 a.m.   Twin 1, being the early bird she was, assumed that it would be crowded and there would be no parking that morning so we all decided to meet at 8:00 a.m. (she had some difficult experiences trying to park at the school in the evenings last year running with the TTP due to Xmas concerts and parent teachers, etc on certain nights).  Not so on Saturday morning.

At 7:30 a.m. departure time the pups were in the windowing wishing Twin 1 good luck.  They themselves were waiting for their ride to Point Pleasant so they could do their run.

First stop was to get CC and then RC.  It only took her a few minutes to get to RC’s so she arrived earlier than anticipated but only waited a few minutes and he came out the door.  We then proceeded to go around the corner and pick up Twin 2. 

We arrived with tons of parking spots left and after a 10 minute back up session to get between the lines we were parked.  With the excitement of the parking we didn’t even notice they had a start and finish line like “real” races.  (By “real” we mean ones that aren’t the first year).  The medals were set up, speakers, the race director was there.  We proceeded into the BLT school and got our kits which included some coupons etc. from the local businesses. 

We stood around for about an hour when more and more people showed up.  Not long after we arrived we met up with CF and her family. 

This is the cake that we had to look forward to in the end.

At 8:55 a.m. they called us all to the start line and the Race Director said a few words and then handed it over to our MLA whom looked like he just rolled out of bed.  We had a moment of silence for the slain soldiers and got ready to run.  We started off around the middle to back of the pack as we knew the “fast” ones were all up front.  RC was kind enough to run with us even though he could have been up at the front as well.   It was CC and CF’s first race and we were glad to have them there with us. 

We started on an uphill which lasted the first 2.5 k (if some of you are not familiar with the BLT trail there is a slight incline all the way out that you would not notice until you ran it).   They did a nice job setting up the KM markers and at the turn around point there was a water station which was much appreciated.  The weather was rainy when we woke but by run time it was starting to clear up. 

During the race Twin 2, RC and CF where doing the 10’s and 1’s whereas Twin 1 and CC were running straight through.  We kept passing each other along with some other members of the TTP that we have ran with.  In the end Twin 2, RC and CF beat us but we were all winners for running and finishing.  We are so proud of CC and CF and I know they are proud of themselves.  CC beat her PB by a whopping 6 minutes and CF beat hers by 2 min.  I think they have the running bug as they are all raring to sign up for another race and can’t wait to do it again.  

We received our medals and took some pictures and then went in for some cakes and eats.

Our selfie.  Can you tell we're newbies?

We only stayed a few minutes afterward and then thanked the race director for all her hard work and went on our merry way. 

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Tip Tuesday

Evening runs mean cooler temperatures and less pollen, but don't head out too late or you could disrupt your sleep.  Your brain will be stimulated and your heart rate and body temperature will be elevated for two hours after your run.

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