Skiller 5k
June 4th 2011
I signed up for my second race the day I got home from running the M.A.D. I was on pure adrenalin then and I don't know if I was thinking straight. I found this race on the Teton Running Company website (by the way those guys down there are so awesome). So I signed up and once again had race registration remorse. Both races thus far had been for good causes, the first one for Donny Osmond hearing and the Skiller a scholarship fund for a Hillcrest student who passed away. I figured even if I chickened out I was giving a charitable contribution.
This race was held along the Greenbelt and started at Snake River Landing Pier. I remember getting there (with my hubby this time). There was a cool breeze...almost too cool...thank you makers of UnderArmour!! We had some time before the race to talk to people. Brandon (my hubby) is a Hillcrest alumni and I had the opportunity to student teach many of the kids that I saw gathered around.
After a few announcements we headed to the starting line. I remember them telling us not to knock anyone down (we were running straight through the Farmer's Market). I could just imagine someone (or myself) knocking over a stand of vegetables. At the gun...(freaks me out every time) we ran through the market and then onto the Greenbelt. This race was great. I loved running by the water. The horrible part was the end of the race. Perhaps the last 1/2 mile, we had to run down a dirt road and turn back. This is where I learned that I HATE running on loose gravel. It didn't matter though because 39 minutes and 26 seconds later I ran across the finish line.
The things I gained from my second race were these: 1) A better time than my first race and 2) A deep love for Orange Leaf (Yummm yummm we got free frozen yogurt) and 3) The knowledge that this chubby girl can run!
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