I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing long weekend and Thanksgiving holiday. I for one, was glad to be away from work and with my family. It was a much needed multi-day respite from the grind. My asthma was in full force last week which was untimely given the amount of aerobic activity I needed to participate in.
I spent Wednesday with my nephews which coincidentally would tire out even the most athletic and mentally sound person around haha. Now that both are up on two legs its a lot to take in, so let me state first and foremost that I am impressed with my sister and brother-in-law for functioning on a daily basis haha. And that evening after a multi week hiatus from the gym and all things running (thanks alot Ireland) I hit my sister's kick boxing class which pretty much kick boxed me.
Thursday morning was an early wake up call and Em and I headed out to lovely Whitinsville for the Whitin 5 Mile Run. There were 700 runners and from a quick scan we decided most were pretty elite, no walkers, no strollers allowed, watch where you breathe, that sort of thing. It was a much nicer day than Thanksgiving last year which was limb destroyingly cold. It was sunshiny and nice and the race route was mildly hilly but not as bad as we initially anticipated. We got there with plenty of time to spare and snapped a few photos with the local talent:
The race started promptly at 8:10am. It was a rough go for me and my lungs so this was officially my worst time of the year at a 12:12 mile I finished around 1 hour and 1 minute. Emily however did really well and finished 24th out of 70 runners in her age group which is pretty stellar. I think I finished 62 out of 63 or some awesome stat like that.
Cousin Jeff and his boys came to race but were sadly turned down because of the stroller situation ... lame Whitinsville, running should be for everyone! However the boys stayed and cheered us through the finish line and we snapped some post race photos with the Harris gents:
Let me also take this moment to inform the masses that I have officially reached my goal of $5,000 raised!
WE DID IT! With 2 races and 1 month left in the year I've reached my goal and it's due entirely to all the wonderful friends and family I have had supporting me this year!
I think this picture sums up how I feel about achieveing that goal ...
This Saturday will be the 5K Reindeer Run in Beverly, MA. So make sure to keep reading and following along, there will be lots of updates in the month of December.
