Yesterday, Deb and I participated in the first of our Un-Canceled race series. We decided on a 10K for our first "race" of the season. This week's theme was gratitude and we were directed to wear something blue and take photos before and after the race. Since we are unable to stand or run close together, the pics look a little like a selfie with a photo-bomber! Our final goal for the day was to do 10ish miles, so we started out with a 2-mile warmup in which we were permitted to gripe about all the things that were frustrating this week...work, trying to shop, quarantining with family members, etc. Once we got to two miles, we restarted our watches and tried to only talk about things we are grateful for...from opposite sides of the bike path which is about 8-10 feet wide, so we definitely maintained our 6 foot social distancing rule. It was not hard to be grateful!
All races need results! We completed our 10K in 9:06 per mile. I would rate the weather as fair. It was mostly calm, but the 17 degree temp is a little chilly for April. Here is my finish photo taken along the banks of the Mississippi River. The water was raging over the dam and made us feel like we were on vacation looking at a waterfall. I also figured out how to put a photo into those cool race bib photo frames that Run the Edge provides. They also had a cool video to watch after finishing the race telling us how awesome we are for crushing the challenge. Next up: Hope is UN-Canceled Half Marathon this Friday. With so many fun events canceled, try to keep searching for what is still available and be grateful for that. Perhaps something you really didn't want to do IS canceled and you can be grateful for that, too! Happy Running--Missee
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Sandir
4/6/2020 09:50:12 am
Love the pictures. Glad you girls can get outside to run
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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