Today was the Girls With Sole LULA 5K. I had signed up for it a few weeks ago. Fast forward to yesterday morning and I couldn't swallow without pain so off to urgent care I went. Moments after seeing the doctor the strep test came back positive. I have my beautiful daughter to thank for it since she was diagnosed with strep on Thursday. I spent the rest of the day resting in the hopes that I could run this morning. When I woke up I was feeling okay and it seemed as if the meds had kicked in so I decided to attempt the run! Headed to the race and met up with the Cleveland 10 Miler girls (plus Missi's son who has his mother's sense of humor!!) and Jenn.
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| The runners before |
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| Missi hugging Lula Girl |
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| Miss, Matthew, and Kim with Lula |
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| Missi, Matthew, Deb, and I with Lula |
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| That's one big Croc |
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| With Liz Ferro, Founder of Girls with Sole |
I don't normally carry my handheld water bottle during a 5K but I decided to today since I thought I may need extra water with the sore throat. I am so glad I carried it because I drank quite a bit. My plan was to just run by feel. I felt good enough to keep between 8:15-8:30 pace so I went with it. I spent a lot of time playing leap frog with another runner who just so happened to be wearing a Cleveland Marathon shirt. In the end she finished before me and that was fine by me since I managed to pass another girl just strides before the finish line. I was happy with my time and the fact that I didn't go out to fast. All in all, it was a successful run and I managed to place 3rd in my age group. Not bad, not bad at all.
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| Age group award. Handpainted by the young ladies that participate in Girls with Sole |
And as usual the Cleveland 10 Miler girls rocked it out there!! The plan for the rest of the day is to just rest and hydrate. Do popsicles count in the hydration department?
Keep running, you're simply the best, and you inspire me!!
