Race Results 5K

So this is my friend and her 3 daughters. during the 5K on Friday I ran with the little blondie in front of me, Ceelee. HOWEVER, when they showed up at the race i did not anticipate that the girls were ALL going to run the entire 5K. Oops, i did NOT prepare for that.

Ceelee and I ran the entire 5K together. She rocked it. I had so much fun with her. The picture is me and her (not pictured) running and jumping over the finish line, 'cause you have to sprint and jump. The marathon takes your photo but i think it would have been cuter with her in it.

(they want $50 for this pic IDONTEFFINGTHINKSO)

i really enjoyed running with her. i was also very nervous to have Lana's daughter in my care. :) But she was the coolest. And after the race she told Lana she thinks she like to do a 10K NBD. Talk about cool kid.

the 5K is a hot mess at the Illinois Marathon, over 6,000 people showed up and they don't make you get into pace groups, they just hold signs and ask the walkers to move to the back, which they DO NOT DO. beautiful national anthem and silence for Boston, made me a bit teary. then we were off! we all started together, one of Lana's other girls took off, and whats a mother to do? But race after her, with her youngest in hand.

i turned to Ceelee and told her we could run as fast as she wanted. so we stuck together. she ran the whole thing with an 13 minute pace. Not only that, but we were weaving in and out of people the ENTIRE TIME. I understand its a beginners race, but frankly i think this race is unsafe, and i am not sure i will run it ever again. Also it was at night and not well light.

Ceelee had a great attitude we cheered and people and alllllllll the drunk kids on campus! We got and gave tons of high fives! As we approached the stadium, and the 50 yard finish line, Ceelee starting leaping and jumping! and told me we should run as hard as we could over the finish line, and that we should jump so our pictures are cool. And they were.

All in all i had a really good time. The crowds and anxiety of finding Will before and after are hard for me. Might have a little social anxiety issue there. but i had a great time and that's what mattered!