Recovery

So it is now about a week after the big 5K race (Black Cat Chase) that I organize. We ended up with 1060 registered participants...quite a lot for this little town. It was the most we had ever had for the race, so I now have even more work to do next year to top this year. Race website link.

The original plan was for Mom to come up and take care of the girls while Anna and I ran the race. Yes, I can run it even though I organize it - trust me, there is not much to do while the runners are out on the course. With Lauren on bedrest and Malcolm in Australia, Mom headed up to Huntsville instead to take care of her. So Anna pushed Freya and I pushed Emma in the strollers. The race starts at 7pm and Freya goes to sleep about that time now. Long story short, Anna walked about 1/2 mile and then turned around and went straight to the car to go home.

So I have Emma for our third "Stroller 5K" of the year. It was sort of wet and chilly, so Emma has on rain boots and roughly 6 layers of clothes. I'm concerned that I am going to have to walk since she weighs about 15 pounds more than normal and there is a big hill in the middle of the race. Turned out the cooler weather helped me a little bit. Ran in 24:55 (about 8 minutes per mile pace) and we finished 2nd in the stroller division with our PR (personal record) for the year. No, there is no stroller division, but I'm considering having one next year. I'm not sure what time the first place stoller finished, but last year he passed me in a race with his kid and I didn't have a stroller.

Best things about pushing Emma during a race:
1. She cheers the entire time - "Go Daddy Go!" - over and over and over and over....
2. She thinks we win every time. She is so sure, that I start thinking we actually won.
3. I have somebody to talk to during the race.

Emma was stuck with me, so she got to help with the finish line, raffle prizes and the awards. She also got to eat a big Cinnamon Crunch bagel from Panera...if you haven't had one then you need to try it. We didn't get home until 9:45pm or so and she was out like a light as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Because of my involvement with the race for the last couple of weeks, I have pretty much neglected the rest of my work responsibilities. I have spent all week just trying to recover and go through the piles of paper on my desk. I think I have finally caught up because there are only about two big piles left...that is the norm.

Gotta go...big Halloween weekend coming up.