Egg Shell Shuffle 5k "Race" Recap

On Mar 19, 2013

I chose to use the egg cell covering mix fifty percent competition this previous sunday as a tune-up competition before the competition subsequent month; the objective was to exercise "competition pace" and ideally end up getting a new public relations in the process. Unfortunately, not 1 of that occurred because, as I pointed out final week, my lower-leg has been sensation wonky Because my final 20 miler. When an attempted operate in New york city on Wednesday remaining me limping about serious I drawn the Connect on my competition ideas and increase and I chose to stroll the 5k instead. We thought we may as nicely place our competition sign ups to some use, particularly Because we couldn't terminate our Journey as my Journey from New york city was immediate in to Chi-town. (Where I at random met, by Total chance, a other Michigan blogger, Jen, who occurred to be soaring out of the Exact same Fatal as I was. insane huh?!)
Pre-competition: Jules & Nick, buddies of my relative Michelle, selected us up from her location and we going up to Busse forest book for the competition wearing some rabbit ear for great measure. on appearance I proceeded to go right to Equipment examine to encounter a couple of nearby Chi town region writers that had said on my final publish such as Marcia, Bobbi, Michel, Lindy (and her lovable boy Sixth is v), and Mo; it was so excellent to meet all of you!!! Pre-competition with Jules & NickBlogging pals Bobbi & MarciaThe competition: getting arranged close to the back again it required us a couple of to get within the begin mats, but following we do we had been away . . . performing the quickest energy stroll we could manage. Our objective was to not be final and to defeat our prior 5k Strolling time. The very first objective was effortlessly achieved because of the competition becoming this type of a Master pleasant competition, there had been a lot of people/families out there Strolling and experiencing the Spring-like day. With the Program becoming two out-and-backs we had been in a position to perk on our buddies and other writers as they handed and even assisted Lindy inspire small Sixth is v to Complete strong: "Don't Allow the rabbits defeat you!" LOL!

Lots of walkers!
(Can you see Bobbi sneaking a picture of us
just at the rear of the truck there on the base remaining?)
Final nick Time: 46:57 / 15:09 G - A new Strolling public relations!
(Cooley legislation 5k: 55:50)358/418 Overall51/58 AG
Finishing is winning, everybody had a medal.publish competition: following getting some treats we going to the Complete region to perk in the halfers, a lot to the enjoyment of individuals about us. about 11am we going over to the large Easter time egg cell search they have for the kids, that is instantly then 1 for the adults, which was sheer pandemonium and totally hilarious. I want I had become a picture of increase waiting in the center of it all, fingers filled with ova elevated over his mind in triumph, with the greatest shit-eating laugh on his face. Men... 
publish-competition w/ the rabbitpublish competition Thoughts: clearly this is not how I foresaw this competition happening and am extremely dissatisfied I wasn't in a position to operate or competition, but I also know if I had attempted I would've only created issues worse. The competition by itself was excellent and I extremely claim that if you're even slightly nearby to  the region that you place it on your radar. It was this type of enjoyable warm and pleasant Occasion and Even though car parking in the recreation region by itself was limited, there was a lot to be had in the region and the publish-competition special Occasion was a blast. The best benefit was that each and every finisher had a medal, even us 5kers, AND a set of Nike speed Pants with the competition emblem on them, which is a competition camping swag very first for me.