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State #6 – another crappy race

June 29, 2009 by MCM Mama 11 Comments

Almost quite literally.

We got to MN and picked up our packets (Dad and I did the 10k, my mom RAN her first 5K) and then hit a brewpub for dinner. The food and beer at Great Waters Brewery were quite good and then we hit Candyland for a serious chocolate fix.

We all went to bed early and I actually slept pretty good for pre-race. Saturday morning I got up and it was warm, but rainy. I ate one of my mom’s super cookies for breakfast. It was yummy, but I will never eat one before a race again. It cleared my system like one of those Fiber One granola bars. Ugh. I guess it just had too much fiber for me to handle on race day.

We all headed to the race and were there in plenty of time. It was chip timed, but there was no mat at the beginning. Wish I’d known that as we lined up pretty far back in the pack. The course was nice, but after about the first half mile, my cookie started talking to me. Also, it was really humid and I could not get my breathing to settle down. I felt like I was panting for almost the entire 6 miles. So, while it was a decent enough course and I enjoyed running with my dad, I felt like I spent the entire 10K alternating between thinking about finding a portapotty and trying to catch my breath, even though we didn’t run it that fast. Our official time was just under 58 minutes, but that was the clock time. Garmin said we ran it in 56:45.

Mom did a great job on the 5k and ran the whole way and finished under 40 minutes!!! WTG MOM!

Add Minnesota to the finished list. Maine and Illinois are coming up in August. Tomorrow I’ll share some pictures and stories from our mini-vacation.

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  1. Mel-2nd Chances says

    June 29, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Congrats to your mom on her first 5k, well done to you and your dad for inspiring her! Sorry it was a tough race, but still a good time!

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  2. Lisa Slow-n-Steady says

    June 29, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    very cool that your mom ran a 5K!! good job on the 10K. I'd be thrilled if I ever ran one that fast.

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  3. Missy says

    June 30, 2009 at 12:27 am

    I love that, the whole fam! That's great.OH NO, running while clenching your cheeks is NO kinda fun at all.

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  4. HEATHER says

    June 30, 2009 at 1:48 am

    your running family is so inspiring! Sorry about the extra fiber, I had that problem with oatmeal recently, LOL

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  5. Heather says

    June 30, 2009 at 2:04 am

    Great job to the whole family! That desperation for a porta potty is no fun. 🙁

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  6. Toni says

    June 30, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Congrats to the fam! I have had too much fiber before a run, no fun at all!

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  7. Jess says

    June 30, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    One of my biggest race pet peeves is when a race has chips but no mat at the start! Without the mat, it totally negates the value of the chip!Still, nice job on crossing off another state on your list!

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  8. Marlene says

    June 30, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Sorry about the tummy troubles. :/ Ick.Congrats on another state! And congrats to Mom, too. So awesome!

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  9. Stacey says

    June 30, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    Not fun needing a portapotty. But great job on the race, and congrats to your mom!

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  10. joyRuN says

    July 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    Congrats to your mom!!I had a hard time running this morning because of the whole GI issue – can't imagine having to put up with that during a race 🙁

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  11. Jamie says

    July 1, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    congrats to your mom on the excellent 5K! And way to get through a tough race.which race are you running in Illinois?

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