An UNEXPECTED 5K

I searched Google for some local 5K's and found one in the town I grew up in, just one county over from where I live now. Who knew this race even existed? The website said 7th annual?

It's a race to Honor Fallen Firefighters? My husband is a Fireman, I had no idea about this race, but was super excited to find it, at the very last minute and register for it!

Since the Cross-Country 5K was in the 90 degree weather and on rough terrain, and I beat my previous 5K that was in Oct. on pavement, I'm hoping to do even better, this race is in the morning with the weather in the 50's and we are running in a very shaded neighborhood! EXCITED!!!!

I think I've said it before, I have done the Black Cat for the past 2 years, this year will make race #3, and I would always wait for it to come around, then I started thinking to myself, that I wasn't going to wait to run one race all year long!

With my husband working shift work, it's hard to find a sitter and hard to justify babysitting money for me to run! Right now I'm trying to do as many as I can within reason!

There is a Biggest Loser 5K coming up and a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day, so I will do one of those for sure, I typically host T-giving at our home, so that might be harder to do, but we shall see! :) They are both in Nov. and I have Black Cat in Oct. so not bad!

I feel in love with a "Run like a Girl" running plaque that holds your race bibs, I want to recreate one, so wish me luck, I have 2 bibs that I have saved for now, so that's exciting too, I think it will be an Oct. project for me and the hubs to do together! :)

Speaking of the hubs, who has always been fit and doesn't need to lose a pound, he has been running some now too, he wants to be heart healthy, which is awesome and a great example for the boys! I'm excited, he said he might run a race with me, but he would leave me in the dust, he is way faster then me.
Would be so fun to run a race together though!

The race is Sat., I will post about it for sure! A big thanks to Ali for running it with me, she is a ton of fun, and we don't get to do much anymore, so will be a fun morning! Fingers crossed Melanie decides to run it too!

Here's to hoping the shirts are cool..................