10k weekend wrap up…
This weekend was a mad crazy rush to get things done. We had the 10k to get to, a house to clean up, and friends to entertain and hang out with. With a big sigh of relief we accomplished all and had a lazy Sunday to help recover from all the running around.
The wife was this year’s 10k participant. I did it last year and had a pretty good showing, but my knee surgery kept me out of this year’s race. Not only did she do it, but she kicked some serious butt. I am so proud of her. She’s a bit like me… ultra competitive and driven. I know she wasn’t exactly where she wanted to be in her running regimen, but she did awesome. It inspired me to get off my butt and back in the gym, and I am officially dropping my name in the hat for next year’s race.
After the wife was done running, we had a good time cheering people on, and even saw some of our friends finishing the race. It was fun cheering other people on, and giving them that extra little push towards the end.
After all that, we headed to Fuddruckers for a post race burger, then headed home to clean up the house. It was a mad dash to get everything ready, but once everything was done, we had a great time hanging out with our friends. Food, beer, fun… it ended up being a great day.
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Way to go, wifey!!! I’ve always wanted to run a race, but I never have. Maybe I’ll do it this year!
Lindsey
April 3, 2007
Your wife ran all that way and then ate a giant hamburger? Is she okay?
claybee
April 3, 2007
lindsey: you should totally do it… i never thought i could but it was one of the best experiences ever.
clayclay: to be honest, I ate the giant burger, she has bit more self control than I these days
J in Ric
April 3, 2007
Looks like I wasn’t the only Dad who watched the kids while the Wife ran the 10k. It was an awesome time. I said the same thing that day – “I’ll do it next year”. We may try to run a race together a bit sooner – it’s called the Muddy Buddy Race – sometime in July. You should check into it for you guys. and they have a mini race for the kids.
Eric
April 4, 2007
eric: I want to run so badly, but my knee is still out of whack. Hopefully, by November I may try to do the 8k. But the muddy buddy looks like a blast.
BTW… i tried commenting on your blog, but it killed my comments twice and then I gave up.
J in Ric
April 6, 2007