Race Report for 2 Weeks in a Row (or What, Lost again?)

Two weeks in a row!  First the good news.  I have participated in a run for two weekends in a row now here in Fredericksburg!  Last week was the Miles for Marley Run.  What a fun filled, family orientated event, and for a great cause.  After the run, there was frozen yogurt  and  BBQ!  This weekend I ran the Wildflower Run and had a good time (get the pun, my running friends? :-) ).  Met up with several of the "gals" from work and there were several others from HEB running as well.  Also, I got beat by the "cancer guy" ....AGAIN, and yes he was still stopping to take pictures and to encourage others.  The bad new,  I have managed to get "off course" (for those of you who know me, I sure this comes as a complete shock!) and get lost at both races!  

Miles for Marley -Logo on the course 

During the Miles for Marley race, I think I was too busy encouraging, or being encouraged by my coworker, Sandra (ok we were talking and not paying attention to the arrows marking the course).  We ended up missing a turn for the 5k and finished the race with the people running the mile route.  I KNEW we messed up somewhere when I saw the finish line and the clock said 24 minutes!  We even beat Sandra's daughter to the finish line!  I think we walked about a mile and a half.   I decided to re-walk the course so I could claim the 5k but I didn't time myself.   So I'm calling it a "NOT" (No Official Time) as opposed to a DNF (Did Not Finish)!

We did it...and we survived!  2013 Wildflower Run

Yesterday, at the Wildflower Run almost everyone missed a turn, because the arrow marking the turn for the 5K was missing.  I thought it was odd that there was an arrow for the "Mile Fun Run" but nothing for the 5 and 10K.  Everyone was ended down the street when a the leaders were heading back yelling "turn around  5k and 10K is the other way".  It was a bit chaotic and after the race the serious racers were a bit (!) upset.  I only went about a block and half the wrong way though so I'm not complaining.  I also think even with the "extra" leg, the course is not a full 5k.  My garmin watch indicates that I ran only 2.58 miles and had a pace of 13:46/mile, which sounds correct.  My official pace is was something like 11:19 which would be close to a PR for me, and being so humid and my lack of ummm trainning, make me doubt the 11:19.  I also thought the course was short last year!  It was still a great time though!

Next week our store is having its own 5k so I'm going for 3 weeks in a row! 

Well, gotta run!