hope springs - group picture

The lady who organized our team for Hope Springs Eternal 5K finally got some pictures back...here's my favorite group shot:

hope springs eternal 5k

Finally! A post about the Hope Springs Eternal 5k. I had to get pics developed, then scanned...then posted!

Basically, it was a reeeeally hot morning. I donned my Turner Volunteer shirt since it was a Turner event, but that meant I was not wearing my usual cooling running gear. No sweat wicking this time. I had a hat b/c it was so bright out, but maybe that was a bad idea because it too was a heat absorber. The course wasn't too bad until somewhere along mile 2. A nice big hill. Ugh. So I didn't make good time, but it was fun! Cool to do something with co-workers. Free tshirt, fruit, drinks, etc.

Sportin my number and my ridiculously hot (as in retaining huge amounts of heat close to my body) Turner volunteer t-shirt.









Group shot of our Turner volunteer team









Warm-up time









And we're off...







There we go!










Coming around the final bend...really hot & really not happy









Crossing the finish line












Much happier face, no hot shirt on, no hot hat on, and I'm sitting by Thomas Jefferson. Woohoo!

the last 5K

Tomorrow I will be running my last 5K of the year! Crazy right? Time goes by so incredibly fast...and I can't believe that from here, it's only getting longer & longer!

How do I feel at this turning point...relieved & scared all at the same time. These 5Ks, while not really hard, have definitely taken a toll on my training schedule & my social life. I usually reserve the weekend for my long runs, but when you have a short, fast, early morning run, you don't really feel like doing much else. That in combination with having to block out my Friday nights & Saturday days, missing out on fun times with friends, makes me really really glad that I don't have any more races for a while! And that from here on out, they're few & far between.

But then that leaves me a little scared...it's an very uphill battle from here til next January. No looking back! No more easy 5K runs...onward & upward. Starting next week, I don't even have 5K runs in my training schedule. Yikes!

Anyway it's the 5th Annual Hope Springs Eternal 5K. I'm not too sure on the details, I'm running it & Turner covered the registration fee. A co-worker convinced me to sign up for it...and now she can't even do it, haha. But, it will be fun! A good cause and I have to appreciate corporate responsibility.