Forest Hill 5K on Feb. 13th
Our brothers and sisters across the river are having a 5k run on February 13th (that’s 3.1 miles). They only charge $15 to participate and a long-sleeved shirt is included in the price of registration. If the route takes runners through the beautiful Forest Hill Park, then it’ll be a lovely stroll. I plan to run/walk/jog/wog(?) and use the event as an excuse to improve my cardio fitness. Maybe you want to support Forest Hill Park and go for a run as well.
The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association sponsored run made me think: Don’t we also have a picturesque park on our side of the river? Isn’t there a Vita-course associated with our park? Hmmm… Anyone wanna coordinate something like this in Byrd Park?
This got me thinking–maybe we could get some Byrd Park runners together weekly for a morning run around our neighborhood. I typically run at 6:45 am on Tuesdays. Anyone who wants to join me can meet at the corner of Maplewood and Shields–Starting Feb 9.
I’ll be doing the “Virginia is for Lovers” event in Virginia Beach on that day. I love short distance, close to home events, especially if they are walk-friendly (embarrassing, but that’s how slow I run).
For those of you not following me on Twitter, here’s what happened with my first 5k race. I brought our 2 y.o. and his jogging stroller to give mom a break. As soon as we assembled to run (150+) people, it started to snow (just flurries). I ran and darted in and out of the crowd, jostling the baby a little. He whimpered, but I kept going. Eventually, he was just plain crying. We stopped. I thought I soothed him. I ran some more and the crying came again. I held him and then put him back in the stroller and ran again. The baby got really upset, this time making it clear he wasn’t going to stop crying without a change of scene. We abandoned the race, probably halfway through, and went home to mama. He didn’t stop crying for another 30 minutes.
Still pining for a full 5k, I’ve signed up for one in Short Pump on 2/27. Ironically, it’s a benefit for Stop Child Abuse Now. Yeesh, make me feel bad, why don’t you?
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