I woke up so sore from yesterday’s 17 miles, I decided to do three miles on the elliptical trainer. That didn’t make for great photos, but take heart.
I had camera in hand at last night’s Rudolph’s Red Nose Run 5K which benefited NeedLink of Nashville. I didn’t run this one, but the hubs did. This was the first time he ran a 5K that I wasn’t registered for. I got to watch him start and finish.
This was my first experience with the Rudolph. What fun! The race precedes the annual Nashville Christmas parade. The race/parade route is lined with spectators so the runners have a lot of support. Costumes are encouraged and I saw some great ones last night. Sadly, I didn’t have the camera set properly so a lot of my pics are too dark to publish, but here are a few.
Christmas Present
Frosty
The Peppermint Patties
Battery operated tutus.
One of my YMCA workout buddies, Metro Nashville Councilmember Jacobia Dowell performed her civic duty by judging the costumes. She’s a cutie in those antlers.
I ran into another cute friend on mine, John Winnett. John serves on NeedLink’s board of directors and manned the corral reserved for the speed demons.
I need to give a shout out to hubs. He’s never done a 5K in under 31 minutes. He worked hard last night and had a PR of 30:22. Go hubs!
It was such a fun evening, I won’t be content to stay on the sidelines next year. I’m already thinking about my costume.
Do you have any holiday races on your schedule? Running in costume?
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