Jingle Bell Fun Run
This morning I participated in the Jingle Bell 5k Fun Run. First I ran a couple miles at the beach, as I'm training for the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon in January. The weather has been nice and cool but I still haven't had to switch to wearing a t-shirt (rather than tank top) for my morning runs, even at 6am! Then I drove back home to pick up Dave - the ever cheerful spectator - and we went to one of the very few flat areas of the island for the race.
It's called the jingle bell run because all the runners are given bells to tie to their shoes, so we all jingle as we run. It was a one mile loop (three times around), so I heard plenty of jingles as runner after runner lapped me. I didn't come in last this time though - there was a walker right behind me! In the general races put on by the St. Thomas Association of Runners, I have come in last twice, including a 10k last February and a 5k in November; and second-to-last twice (today and the mother's day 2 mile run). These races all had between 15-35 people in them. In the big popular races though, like the anti-gun violence two mile race or the Carnival mile race, they do age group awards. My age group is notorious for not showing up. So I've won two second-place trophies with my 10 or 11 minute mile pace. Speaking of awards for being slow, there's an annual marathon on St. Croix on January 1. I've reviewed a few years worth of results - haven't seen more than three women sign up ever. So, if only I thought I could do 26.2 miles in the next few weeks, i'd sign up. Wouldn't it be great to get 3rd place in my first marathon? (last year 3rd place was 5:42). I've heard you can register for the race and run a marathon elsewhere within 30 days and be eligible for the prize money. Any takers?
Today's race was fun, as usual. Now that we've done a few races here, we recognize names and faces and everyone generally cheers each other on as they go back and forth in these lap races. Dave jogged along with me here and there along the course too. Next week we may do a Splash and Dash on St. John - swim 1/2 mile, run 3 miles. We haven't been in the water much recently, except for a brief swim last weekend at Coki. A former coworker and his fiancee were on island for the day on a cruise, so we played tourguides. The water seemed chilly to us but nice to someone used to surfing in San Diego in a wetsuit! We also took them kayaking and hiking on Cas Cay. A nice way to spend the weekend. Much better than this weekend where the fun run was the only fun - I've been busy working all weekend. So, that's my excuse for a lack of blog posts. Dave's been busy perfecting his coconut tart recipe. That's his excuse.
It's called the jingle bell run because all the runners are given bells to tie to their shoes, so we all jingle as we run. It was a one mile loop (three times around), so I heard plenty of jingles as runner after runner lapped me. I didn't come in last this time though - there was a walker right behind me! In the general races put on by the St. Thomas Association of Runners, I have come in last twice, including a 10k last February and a 5k in November; and second-to-last twice (today and the mother's day 2 mile run). These races all had between 15-35 people in them. In the big popular races though, like the anti-gun violence two mile race or the Carnival mile race, they do age group awards. My age group is notorious for not showing up. So I've won two second-place trophies with my 10 or 11 minute mile pace. Speaking of awards for being slow, there's an annual marathon on St. Croix on January 1. I've reviewed a few years worth of results - haven't seen more than three women sign up ever. So, if only I thought I could do 26.2 miles in the next few weeks, i'd sign up. Wouldn't it be great to get 3rd place in my first marathon? (last year 3rd place was 5:42). I've heard you can register for the race and run a marathon elsewhere within 30 days and be eligible for the prize money. Any takers?
Today's race was fun, as usual. Now that we've done a few races here, we recognize names and faces and everyone generally cheers each other on as they go back and forth in these lap races. Dave jogged along with me here and there along the course too. Next week we may do a Splash and Dash on St. John - swim 1/2 mile, run 3 miles. We haven't been in the water much recently, except for a brief swim last weekend at Coki. A former coworker and his fiancee were on island for the day on a cruise, so we played tourguides. The water seemed chilly to us but nice to someone used to surfing in San Diego in a wetsuit! We also took them kayaking and hiking on Cas Cay. A nice way to spend the weekend. Much better than this weekend where the fun run was the only fun - I've been busy working all weekend. So, that's my excuse for a lack of blog posts. Dave's been busy perfecting his coconut tart recipe. That's his excuse.
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