Bailey McKenzie: Weekend Recap

This past weekend was crazy busy, guessing many of you can relate.

I love Holidays because it means one thing FAMILY. I am close with my family but as we all get older, busier and well life gets more chaotic we seem to see each other less. Sad I know.

But before all the Easter festivities I had a little race {Hot Chocolate 15K}

I have to say, I am getting better at just whipping running out of my butt on race day. You ask me to run 3 miles on a non-race day and I can’t make it 1 mile. You tell me to run a 15K on race day, boom bam done. I just don’t get it. But I will role with it! I will say this, my time is not amazing, but I will take it for never running.

The race went a little like this:

Lauren and I show up 1 hour and 15 minutes early because they told us to.

We stand outside and froze. We sit in porter potties to get warm.

Race begins. Lauren takes off like a jet. I was a little sad. But then I just told myself “hey girl she has been training. You haven’t. It is OK. Run for YOURSELF not her. You are doing amazing things at any speed.”

I stopped TWICE to go to the bathroom (I ate some greasy food the night before, bad move). Stopping in a race to me is frustrating. But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

There were so many hills. One hill was so gigantic I think, no joke, it was .4 of a mile. I remember seeing it and I said some naughty words.

On mile 7 I could see Lauren a few blocks ahead of me (she has a long red pony tail, easy to spot). I remember thinking now is your time. If you are going to catch up do it NOW.

It took me about a mile to get her but I ran the fastest mile of my life! When I got to her I was so proud of myself. Because I wanted to finish with her so bad. I wanted to get a picture together crossing the finish line. I also told myself to GO GET HER and I accomplished it. That made me proud.

The last mile was up hill. I don’t know who the heck plans these courses but if you are smart you wouldn’t put a hill at the end. Just sayin’.

We finished got our goodie bag of hot chocolate, marshmallows, cookies, pretzels, bananas and chocolate to dip it all in!

Overall I am super happy we did it. It was fun. I am proud of Lauren! It was her longest race.

Then the Easter fun - brunch and church with my dad’s side then dinner and an egg hunt with my mom’s side. Both super fun! I won’t bore you with all the details. Just some pictures :)