Cactus Flower Trail Series: Saguaro 7k

Last Saturday I ran in the 3rd and final race in my first trail series. The Saguaro 7k was out at White Tank Mountain Regional Park. I had only been out here once before but I actually think I liked this location the most. Once I entered the park I had to drive for like 3.5 miles before I even got to the race location. It felt like I was really far away when I was really only about 35 minutes from home. This was the longest of the 3 races at about 4.3 miles. It did get a little colder the night before the run but I hate being hot so it was good running weather for me. I ran at an 8:37 pace which is really good for me and I also beat a girl who has beaten me in the past two races. I did hear overhear her talking after the race saying she was not feeling well and only had a few hours of sleep but I will still take what I can get. That was the fastest I ran in all 3 races and I ended up second in my age group again. I had a really great experience with this trail series. They are small events (obviously since I podiumed in all three events) which I like a lot. They are well run and I recommend them for anyone looking to get started in trail running like I was. For some reason though, races make me anxious so I am looking forward to a little break from that for a while. I guess I like training for races more than actually racing in them!

perfect race morning (luckily, no wind)

little tiny moon.

dead.

 

Weekend in Review

I got back from D.C. late last Friday night only to have to turn around and get right back up Saturday morning for the second out of 3 trail races in the trail run series that I signed up for. Thank God the race didn't start until 8AM so I had a little extra time in the morning. The weather could not have been better and the trail was great. It was a little uphill in the beginning but downhill on the second half. It was a 6k and ending up being about 3.5 miles. I was really happy with my pace and finished first in my age group for women and 11th overall out of 87 people. So, yeah, it is a small event but I have liked both races so far. My last event is a 7k on December 17th. After that we did some cleaning around the house and had my family over to celebrate Justin's birthday. On Sunday I took a makeup class at Sephora with my sister-in-law before heading out to my soccer game. I also got my November Play! box in the mail while I was gone and was exited to open it up last weekend. It is really good again and I am most excited about the mask and the primer. Sunday was also Justin and I's 6th wedding anniversary so we dropped the girls off for dinner at my sister's and went out by ourselves. It didn't exactly work out as we had planned (the restaurant we planned on was closed) but it was still nice to have a dinner by ourselves. I guess that is what 6 years does to you...you get excited for dinner by yourselves.

I think that dude tried to pass me at the end.

We love Sephora.

that pizza was sooooo good!

These girls love their snapchat filters.

Weekend in Review

Last weekend was busy but good. We had the carnival Friday night and then Saturday morning I got up early for a pretty long drive to my first trail run. I am doing a trail series and the first one was Saturday. It was only a 5k but it was a good challenge for me. Lots of rolling hills in and out of riverbeds. It was not a huge event which was nice because it was a bit narrow in the beginning. I wish it had started a little earlier but thankfully it was not hot. I think I did pretty good for my first time. I got second in my age group so I even got a little medal. I will have a 6k in November and a 7k in December so hopefully I keep getting better. Everly had a soccer game on Saturday and did really well. Honestly, it can be frustrating watching her games sometimes but she scored 5 goals that day! I was so proud. On Sunday night we did some Halloween cookie decorating at my sister's. Basically, the kids decorated one or two cookies and then ate them while I was stuck decorating the rest! Just like Christmas!

Beautiful morning