Turtles Can Win!
My family and I ran the EGA Boo Run again this year. This is a fun event for a good cause. The run benefits the Exceptional Georgetown Alliance. Proceeds help fund therapeutic camps for school-age children with cognitive and developmental disabilities.
We got there just in time for the kids to participate in the costume contest and for me to get a mile warm up in.
Timmy wore his Mario costume again since Hannah was Princess Peach.
Last year I ran this race with Hannah but decided I would run it on my own and use it as a fast tempo run and see if I could at least win an Age Group award. At the half mile point one of the volunteers told me I was the first female, my thought at that point was we’ll see how long that lasts. After the turnaround I realized that the next woman was at least 30 seconds behind so I made it my goal to keep the same pace and not let anyone pass me. Everyone kept telling me I was the first female and cheering me on along the way. This was very exciting and kept me smiling the whole race. No one passed me during the rest of the race and I even managed to reel in a teenage boy towards the end. I finished in 22:57, first female and 8th overall out of 118. This was not my fastest 5K but definitely the best 5K experience for me . When I started running I never thought that I would be able to beat out all the other women in a race not even a small one.
For coming in first I won a cool medal, a $25 RunTex gift certificate, a $15 Paesano’s gift certificate and a free car wash. I was so excited.
The kids did great as well. Tim ran on his own and ran a 28:59. This is a great time for him especially since his plan was to take it easy and just have fun. Andrew kept my daughter (who ran in a super long dress) company during the race and they just took it easy and ran a 32:14.
Lots of family fun!
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