How [Not] to run a 5K
Yesterday morning I ran the Race for the Cure. Beautiful weather, good crowd, and a great cause! But how did I prepare? Pretty terribly. So here’s what NOT to do.
1. Don’t try to put together your playlist as your friend is on their way to pick you up. You’ll end up with a lot of sappy acoustic music on shuffle.
2. Don’t wear pants when its hot out, simply because you didn’t do laundry and have any shorts clean.
3. Don’t forget to pick a spot to meet your ride after the race. Especially because none of you will have their phone…
4. Don’t go to a concert the night before, and drink 5 glasses of wine, after having nothing but yogurt for dinner. It hits you fast. And it hits you hard.
5. Don’t stay out until 2am, after watching the guy you thought you were with, make out with some random girl at the bar. No really. Don’t do it.
Somehow, despite all of those things, I pushed through it, and finished the race! I don’t know how fast I ran it, but I’m sure it wasn’t my best time.
It probably goes without saying that life has been… interesting… over the last couple of days. But I’m so thankful for the amazing friends I have! Eric, I could not have run that race without you!
Have you ever had a really terrible race?
<3 Liz
Awww… I would really hope that some guy that you thought you were with.. wouldn’t make out with a random girl in front of you. I would like to punch him in his face 🙂
Omg, what a jerkface! Well, look at it this way…against all those odds, you still finished! 😉
That is horrible.. jerky guy! Thank you Liz for your sweet comment. I hope the rest of your Monday is much better!!
While I am sad for your less-than-spectacular race, I must admit that your experience made for quite an entertaining list! It’s my first time dropping by your blog – glad I discovered it. : )
Aaaahahahahahahaahaah.
I love the way you don’t prepare for a race. I feel like I should become your personal Nazi trainer. If you pay for my and Mr. A’s travel and living expenses, I will move there and whip you into beast mode ASAP.
That being said, I am SO proud of you for finishing the race. After all of that, it takes balls to push through and finish. Good job. 🙂
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oh my gosh!! what crazy circumstances for a race!!!!! hope things start looking up!!
Looking up indeed 🙂 Thanks for your comment!!
Way to finish despite things not being so ideal! The only 5k I’ve been in was shortly after I thought my ankle had healed. It had not. I ended up limping most the way, only managed to run maaaybe half a mile.
Wow…after all that…it sure is a huge accomplishment!
Whoa. Sorry about the last one. I hope you kicked him in the balls.
THat guy that you were with is such a jerk! Thats great that you finished despite all those setbacks! I haven’t run a race yet, so I haven’t been unprepared yet