Freezin for a reason 5k

So last night was the 2nd annual freezin for a reason 5k. Last year I was prepared had been getting in a few miles a week. This year well it just didn't happen a lot of reasons but mostly just a fear of injury or that my ankle would re break. Yes I know silly but it was a mental block I just couldn't get past. However I signed up for the race planned my costume and decided to just wing it... 

Since the race is put on by the ambulance district I work for we had apt of work to do setting up. I worked the night before and was super busy all day and arrived at the race location at 3pm. Race time was 6 so lots of standing walking prepping etc. Race time arrived I put my tutu and accessories on and got ready to go. I knew lots of people doing the race all said oh hey we will do it together. Should have known better as that didn't happen... I ended up out there alone and let negative thoughts get to me. About a quarter of the way thru one of my close friends caught up with me and walked with me a bit I knew I should be a lot faster than them and it irritated me they caught me. I didn't wear my garmin or look a the time on my phone when I started. They walked with me and we talked about random things and I found a second wind about halfway. My legs were on fire my ankles were hating me but I wanted to be done so I went as fast as numb legs would go. The temps were in the 40's and fairly breezy. I started picking people to pass and did just that. I came back in towards the finish line and was looking for familiar faces to cheer me on and well most of the people who cheered as I left was gone. I got closer to the finish line and one of my coworkers was watching for me and her daughter dropped in with me and we ran the last few hundred feet. She was justthe inspiration    I needed.  I will do a post later with pictures as I only had a few on my phone but we had 3 photographers there taking pictures. 

I did lots of things very wrong about this race. I didn't eat well the day of or day before just snacked. Not enough water the two days prior. Being over tired and then standing on concrete for 3 hours prior to race. But all in all it was fun and had a good turn out. I am looking for a race a couple months out to sign up for so I can have something to train for. 

Science center and monster jam

Have to play a bit of catch up. We took the kids to St. Louis a couple weeks ago for monster jam. This year we had another friend and his daughter go, Dwayne, Connie and Desmon go with us. Blake was super excited for Desmon to go and Nathan was excited his Connie and Dwayne were going too. 

We got to St. Louis early to see big foot store and they were closed but we got a picture of Blake and Desmon out in front. 

With time to kill we decided to go to the science center. I had never been there and neither had my boys. It was pretty neat. I liked walking out over the interstate. 

Cut outs in the floor so you could see the cars pass under you. Was fun to see kids jump over those and some jump right on the spots. 

After spending a couple hours there walking around the kids were getting hungry. We decided to eat at Texas Roadhouse which was a good choice the kids ate well and all the adults liked it. While we were there eating the kids kept wanting to know how much longer until we saw the big trucks. 

Finally it was time to head over. On the way we drove past the arch. 

Wish it hadnt been so rainy and cloudy. 

Once we parked the kids couldn't wait to get inside. We found our seats and waited for the event to start. 

3 very excited little boys!!!!

The kids loved it and even tho we ate before coming in we had to make trips to food stands for high priced hotdogs and sodas :) 

I really liked they had a pink monster truck with a female driver! 

Who put on a great freestyle show. 

Of course my boys loved grave digger and son of a digger who won the race as well as put on an awesome freestyle show. Once we thought it was over this doom day music and sirens started wailing. (Which after two seconds made me crazy). But this black unmarked monster truck came out and did freestyle when he flipped over he waited for a black  SUV to come out put a tarp over the truck and SUV to get him out. No one knows who the driver or truck is but from my guess its part of the grave digger trucks. By the way it drove and the body style. 

It was a great day spent with some great friends. The kids were asleep before we got out of the city and slept all the way back.