Chile Pepper Run

First, my apologies to my badly abused blog.  I will try to do better.  I was sick for about 2 weeks and not only didn’t feel well enough to write but I had NOTHING to write about since I hadn’t gotten off the couch.  I should have plenty of things to write about in the upcoming weeks so be sure to come back.

My uncle and I ran the Chile Pepper 10k run a couple of months ago.  Here are some of our pictures.  We finished in 1 hour and 2 minutes.  Not too bad considering that I had been training around a 10:45 – 11 minute mile.  I’m not so much into speed as I am in getting things done.

We are in the back right corner in the dark blue and white shirts.

Finally finished and getting our time chips cut off

All smiles to be finished! 6.2 miles

This was a fabulous run and very well organized.  If you are ever bored on a Saturday morning and feel like running 6 miles in the freezing cold, then you should check out this run.  Seriously, a great run with tons of runners and great food after the run!

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Run, baby, Run

Something else that you may not have known about Dave and myself is that we are….dare we say it, runners.  I’m not sure at which point you call yourself a runner.  Maybe after you have spent 6 weeks in a boot from a “running injury?”  If that’s the case, then Dave is currently becoming a runner.  Yep, that’s right.  Dave is in a walking boot.  The diagnosis – Achilles tendonitis and bursitis.  And by those standards, I become a runner a loooooong time ago.

Anyway, runner or not, we are currently running.  We are preparing for a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) in Dallas on December 5.  It’s a little scary to think about running for over 2 hours straight (if you are running as slow as I am), but one step at a time…literally.

Pre-race picture

Something that people did tell me about was the soreness.  I didn’t believe them until I ran my last 2 runs – 5.5 miles and 3.5 miles.  Seriously, the soreness is something else and it didn’t hit me until I went over 4 miles.  I feel like a 90 year old woman getting out of bed in the morning instead of a young, thriving “runner.”  Despite the soreness, I keep going out for another run.  There is something about it…the feeling of accomplishment, getting outside for an hour and doing something physical, or the infamous runner’s high.  Maybe all of the above.

Next weekend, I am going to run my second race ever – the Chile Pepper Cross Country 10k.  My Uncle Jerry is going to run it with me!  I’m really excited that he is going to run it as well!  Stay tuned for a recap…maybe I’ll also tell you about my disastrous first race experiene.

Till next time…

Lindsey

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