12 in 12: July – wondergracejoy.com

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Week of Race

This race snuck up on me. I know it’s been on my calendar since forever BUT it didn’t seem so close especially since I ran the Red Bank Classic just TWO weeks prior! I seriously thought I had more time. I didn’t do that much besides taking a long walk the day before.

Night before Race

What I did do to prepare for this race was watch the weather like a hawk and pick out my outfit.

Morning of Race

We drove to Ocean Gate and we found parking!!

Packet pick up with nice and easy it was at the municpal(?) building. It was so tiny! . Went back to the car to ditch goodie bag and put number on. I also warmed up- stretching and hydrating. Mom and Dad met us here and since its was 4th of July Weekend, everyone seemed to get the memo to wear patriotic colors.

We were in a part of Ocean Gate that I am pretty sure I never saw/been to before. I really loved it.

Right before Race

Compared to last month’s race, this race was TINY! We lined up and before I knew it, we were off and running.

During the Race

I had NO idea what the course was so I was trying my hardest to stay with some people. This race reminded me of the Island Heights Race where we ran through different neighborhoods. I was happy that most of the main roads were closed.

I was so excited to see the water at one point. Rosie’s provided the water station half way through the race and at that point, I was ready to be done. It ended up being a hot morning.

After the Race

Phew! I did it.

Results

Chip time 36:08.24

fitbit time 35:59

Age group 16/24

Overall 88/119

Music

As you can pretty much expect, I make a new playlist for each 5K I’ve been running. This one is full of old favorites to keep me motivated. You can list to it HERE.

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Well, that’s #7 of 12 5k’s I’m running this year! Wahooo!

Next month, it’s the Lacey MAC 5K. I am looking forward to this one, its the one I’ve run the most (year 3 for me!)

Find all the previous races below:

[[It’ll break your heart, leave you stuck tryin’ to hold it together (walk that easy) ]]

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