Signing up for fun races is such good motivation to get my booty off the couch and work out. The Shamrock Run downtown Indianapolis is actual 4 miles, which was a fun challenge, especially since the furthest I've ran since I have been back to working out is 3 miles. Actually to think of it, I am pretty sure I have not ran more than 3 miles in over 2 years!
I only ran 3 times to prep for the race -but all of my other workouts have helped tremendously! Between spinning and HIIT workouts on the treadmill my pace and endurance have endured vastly- even better than what I was running before I had Macy... Yay!
My brother Tracy signed up with us, and since we also did the Drumstick Dash on Thanksgiving together, we've decided to make it our mission to run a race on every holiday! Seems like a great tradition to me.
The city was buzzing with green attire, silly outfits, and plenty of green beer and Irish music to go around. Great motivation/distraction to keep me going for the 4 miles. My friends Janet and Lisa also did the race and I was excited to have some running buddies because Kyle and my brother both are much MUCH faster than me. Kyle ran in less than 32 minutes- crazy town! I came in at exactly 40 minutes, which was good for me! When I first started running after Macy my pace was around 11:15. So to run at 10min/mil for 40 minutes is definitely an improvement.
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| Kyle and I with my brother, Tracy, before the Drumstick Dash -love our new tradition! |
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| 3 of us ready for the Shamrock Run |
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| The hubs and I right before we started |
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| The crazy packed start line |
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| About 2.5 miles in. I loved running towards the city. |
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| After the race fun! We did it! |
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| Auntie Carol stayed behind to hang out with Macy girl while we ran |
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| Our Midtown friends that ran it too. |
Next up: Race for the Cure and thinking about doing the Women's Half Marathon!
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