The Monument Avenue 10k was special this year because my WHOLE family was in town for the race! Usually I run this with my mom and brother, Nate, but my brother, Brian, and sister-in-law, Abbie, had a conference in D.C. on Saturday night, so they were able to coordinate flying into Richmond so they could run the race Saturday morning before going up to D.C.
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| Don't we look good for running 6 miles? Probably because we hadn't yet! |
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| Pre-race finish line photo op. |
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It was great weather for the race, albeit a little hot for my running
liking, but everyone had a great time. I didn't PR like I wanted to, but
I hadn't been doing speed work or many long runs because of my trip to
Spain. Also, half-marathon training is definitely not one to prepare you
for running fast! On my run this weekend my mile times were a minute
faster than my half-marathon mile times, and that is a BIG difference in how I feel while I run! I
even had to walk for 30 seconds each 5k, so I know my body was not
prepared for the speed I went out in. I am hoping to get more speed work in
before the Carytown 10k in May. I keep getting within SECONDS of
PR'ing, so I think I can do it with proper preparation. I will never be a
fast runner, but I think I can cut some seconds here and there for my
10k's!
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| Brian looks so happy at mile 5! |
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| I am not feeling great but am great at faking it! |
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| Nate looks good, too. |
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| Pretty Monument Avenue in the spring! |
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| Pretty soon to be sister-in-law, Sarah! |
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After the race we got to watch a few waves finish, but headed home quickly for a Spanish themed lunch before the bro's had to head to D.C.! A nice Friday night and Saturday morning, though.
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| Some of the fam. |
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| This accurately depicts our sibling picture-taking issues. |
Hope you had a great spring weekend!
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