Even though it was a little bit after Easter, Run Your Race still held a Chocolate Bunny race. Ian heard that there were donuts and a chocolate bunny at the end, so he agreed to run the kid's mile race. It is nice when I don't have to go by myself. I had been running the canal trail by our house all season long, so I felt prepared enough for this race, even though I'm a slow runner and I had actually been running slower than ever. I don't remember the actual running of this race--it all blends together with the other times I've run this path/race, and besides running is very monotonous so there's not too much to remember anyway. My time on this particular race wasn't my best, but it was better than my usual canal trail runs (these races usually are). When I went to check out my time, the woman at the stand said that they were having technological troubles and she just handed me a second-place pin! Later, when the technical issues had been fixed, I found out I had gotten 3rd place, so I placed anyway. The two women that had place ahead of me in first and second place had beaten me by a full 10 minutes! Well, I already knew that I'm a slow runner. But not too slow that I can't ever place!
After my race was the kid's 1-mile race. Ian had only run the trail with me once before this race, but he did fine. The kid's races aren't timed, but he ran his usual 13- or 14-minute mile. Ian runs for the after-race treats! He got a donut, a chocolate bunny, and even got to pick out some fun prizes.
I took a few pictures, but I was able to download some pictures that were taken by the Run Your Race photographer that were posted on their website.
That's so great that Ian will run the races with you. It's so good for him to get out and participate in a sport.
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