HHL5K : 5K #8

The HHL5K was another Treadmill 5K.
I do enjoy them so.

 On our way to the gym. Kaleb was being supportive.

This just seems to be the picture I take before the treadmill 5Ks now. I dont even question it. I just do it. 

I also took the time to put on some make up (blush and chapstick), so I wanted one more "before" pic before the sweaty, red faced Paige took over.

I cannot tell you how happy my OCD heart was that I finished at 41 flat. 

When it was over I was exhausted...

But I had finished, and in a pretty good time for me...

So I was happy.

 Check the tee...  (there are a couple other designs too)

and my bib and medal that I'm too lazy to flip. 

This race doesn't actually, "officially" happen until September, so if you want to do it, you can get it on ETSY and read about it HERE. 

Jogger Mom Springtime Sprint : 5k #7

I haven't run in over a week because of a nasty staph infection on my leg, so I wasn't expecting much for this treadmill Jogger Mom Springtime Sprint on my first day back. But I was surprised and very much enjoyed it. 

That trash can is always behind me, isnt it?

This tee is from Another Mother Runner on super clearance 

(I actually don't think they even have it anymore.)

And I really like it, but I am not happy with the fit. I usually get unisex tees, because they're longer. 

This is a woman's cut tee and I just... ick. Not so much.

But I love what it says! The mantra for us slow runners. 

The 3.11 miles themselves were good. I kept even pace and actually listened to the Star Wars raido drama instead of my usual fast tempo music... it actually distracted me a little better. 

I pushed myself. I was well rested and I felt good when it was over.

Just waiting for this beauty to arrive

 My total time was 41 minutes and 33 seconds. My best time so far. :-D

Bubble Run with the family - 5k #6

The Bubble Run was - hands down - the most fun of my races yet. Like the heart walk, this was more of an event than a race. It was such a fun family day too. We even broke out Rachel's first pair of sunglasses . . . they got lopsided real fast. 

Since the kids are so little, we only had to register for Blake and myself. With that registration we got a shirt, a bib, a tattoo and a headband. I decided to sport my own headband and Blake decided to forego the tattoo, so Kaleb looked all geared up too.

So, There were so many people there, we had to be let through the starting line in waves. We were in wave 6 (the last wave went through as we were finishing... an hour later)

All the bubbles stuck to the stroller, but we had a nifty little net over it, so my sleeping Rachel was never touched by a sud. 

I ran as much as I could, dodging and weaving in between people, but as soon as you got near a bog (bubble machine thingy) it was backed up and you had to just stand there. Not to mention Kaleb was in and out of the stroller too. So, not a great race for PRs, but a super fun run.

There was White, Pink, Blue, Green, and Yellow Bubble bogs. I had the stroller most of the time, so I didnt go under the main bubbles until we got to the last one, yellow, where Blake took the stroller and told me I had to just wait to be covered. 

So I did.    

And a race wouldn't be complete without the obligatory post race selfie!

And my time and course. Like I said I walked half and stood still a lot, so I'm really not disappointed with this time. :D

Heart Walk at Angel Stadium with the Family - 5k #5

This was more of a family outing than a race day.  I was originally going to do it with my cousin Sarah, and she was forming a walking team, so I didn't sign up to run. But at the last minute her poor little one got very sick, so Blake came and walked with me instead. We seriously just mosey, I didn't even time it. 

But we did get to right right though Angel's Stadium's baseball diamond, which was cool. 

(sidenote, pictures taken with Blake's phone sometimes look like someone way over airbrushed our faces... I hate it.)

It was the Anaheim Heart Walk and Sarah, my cousin, had created these great posters for the memorial signs.  This is our Uncle Chato who passes away a little over a year ago.

And this is Sara's dad who passed away a few years ago.

It really was a fun family day. I wish I could have run, but the walking group was dense and SLOW. Maybe next year I'll sign up to run. I was able to take part in the fundraiser and that made this event a lot more personal too. 

Kaleb even helped push Rachel for a while.

It was a good day.

Puppy Love Run, by Will Run for Bling and Charity - 5k #4 (Virtual)

Ok, so this was my first run with our new double jogger stroller and it was NOT easy. First I couldn't' find the flat trail I was supposed to running on, then Kaleb needed me to stop 5 or 6 times and I just felt all discombobulated. But Eventually the kids fell asleep and I found my trail and I ran and earned myself this pretty little thing. 

This is what they looked like when I stopped.

I was also having trouble with my fitbit tracking my steps as I held onto the stroller, but I clipped it to my bra (as suggested by Miss Emily) and it worked perfectly.

So, this was the Puppy Love Run and it was benefiting the World Animal Protection, So I ran  in honor of my Buster who died in January 2011. 

This is a cast the vet made of his paw when we took him in after the accident, but it was already too late. 

Our last images of Buster captured by Kara Rush Photography.

My total time was 48 minutes and 9 seconds. A good time for me ... considering.