Today Melissa, Kim and I ran the Houston Rockets 5K.
It was a very CHILLY morning. Us Texas girls here freezing! I tweeted this, this morning:
That’s stinkin’ COLD.
Gettin’ ready to go…
Once we got moving I warmed up pretty quickly, which was nice. My toes however, never warmed up, they felt like they were ice cubes!
The finish line was pretty cool, you finished on the basketball court…
This race was Kim’s first 5K and a PR for Melissa and… FOR ME TOO!!!! I don’t have my “official” time, but the clock & my watch said 43:23, which my last fastest 5K was 44:15, so I AM happy! and I did that on a jacked up ankle/foot, which if you follow me on twitter, you read about my woes this past week. But the ankle is feeling great today. I started to hurt a little bit around mile 2, but nothing bad. I feel great right now. 
Right after we finished the race…
This was a very fun race, even though it was bitter cold, it was still fun. My ONLY compliant (besides the weather) was right when you finished the race, there was NO WATER, you had to go up the stairs and OUTSIDE to the after party and even then, it took us what seemed like forever to find water. Very annoying when you’re super thirsty. Other than that, it was a fun race and I’d definitely do it again.
***UPDATE: I got the officially chip time and I finished the race in 41:33!!!!! That’s my fastest EVER! *happy dance*
Who else went running this weekend?
Great job ladies and congrats on PR’s!!!!!! That is awesome and how cool to finish inside a basketball court! I hope you are all warmed up basking in that after glow!
Major kudos on running in that weather! BRRRR! Glad to hear the ankle is better. Make sure you give it proper rest and ice it if it still hurts. Congrats on a great race!!!!
Brrr! Great job and congrats on the PR!
I’m so excited that I got to run with you girls this morning!! Let’s do another! : )
Congrats!! on your PR I just did a little happy dance with you here at my computer desk.
Congrats on the PR! You should do the Astros Race for the Pennant in May, they hand you a water bottle as soon as you cross the finish line, at least they did last year.
Love catching up with you. Things have been hectic, so I’m taking this morning and visiting all my favorite blogs. So glad to see things moving right along so splendidly for you hun! Congrats! You did great!! Have a wonderful week sweetie!!!
Impressive time, Lauren!!! You and Melissa inspire me!!! I was so glad to do this with the two of you and I look forward to many more to come – including Rodeo Run and HEB 10K!
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Great job Lauren….so proud of you and your journey! Your race pictures look pretty awesome to me, you look great!
Can’t wait to do some races with you guys. I’m really excited about it! 