2018 Race to the Holidays 5K
Race to the Holidays 5k was Sunday November 4th at 2pm at Oak Grove Park in Centerville. Packet Pick Up was Saturday afternoon at Up and Running, and also included a late registration option which we took advantage of for this race and registered for $15 each. I registered myself and my daughter Jaina.
The course was a fairly flat loop on the path around Oak Grove Park. We ran a very similar route on this path during another 5k race two years ago.
I was feeling slightly under the weather today, and woke up with a bit of a cold, but I wanted to do this race for my daughter because I knew she would do well today.
And the results are in, my daughter Jaina won the Race! She finished 2nd overall and was the female winner with a time of 22:03. She received a $10 gift card to Up and Running as her prize.
I finished 11th overall and 6th female with a new 5k race PR of 23:57. Although I have done it once before in practice, this was my first time breaking 24 minutes during an actual race. I also got a High-Five from Mickey Mouse during the race.
I dedicate this PR to Jaina because she is my inspiration. She is super fast and has been helping me train.
I can feel the buildups we run together making me faster, and I have a PR to prove it. Thanks Jaina!
Today was my first race in the new shoes, Brooks Launch 4. I am quite pleased with my Brooks so far, and these shoes match the path.
Run Cari 