Freezin for a Reason 5k

Part 2!

The race registration started at 5:30. I got there around 5 got my packet and number. They were less than 10 people away from us taking the plunge for reaching 200 particpants by the time the race started we had 255!!!!
I walked around mingling trying to stay warm unti the start of the race. For it being the first year for this race it went amazaingly well and very organized. They started maybe 2 or 3 mintues later than projected.

I had decided to walk this race when some of my friends said they were doing it but couldn't run it. So my costume was a bit fluffier and to long to run in which was ok since i was walking with friends. Well day of race two of them backed out due to another conflict in scheduling. Then the friend that I got ready with quit not even a tenth of a mile in to the race.
I tried to run and did for a bit to pass some people then walked my own pace. I was upset that I got left alone for the race mad that I had a costume I couldn't really run in. But I quickly got over that and went on. I passed several people and then saw a lady walking alone, I came up next to her and started chatting. She was walking my average speed so I stayed with her the rest of the time. The group she was with was much taller and faster than her (she was about my height 5foot) I think she enjoyed the company as well. Since it was a race in the dark and people were pretty spread out.

I never asked her what her name was but when we rounded one corner some people from the Ambulance base that knew me was blocking traffic started cheering for me and yelling my name. We got around the corner and she goes um I hope you have the same first name as me because I didn't know any of those people! So weird to run in to someone with the same first name!

While walking they had signs posted in different areas and this one we stopped to take a picture of. Loved it!!!!

I knew most of the people blocking the streets which was nice to hear encouraging words and cheering me on.. Had people randomly taking pictures of my costume some I even stopped so they could get a good picture.

We got close to the end and there were two fire fighters up ahead of us and one was walking full gear and air tank and the other was only partly in gear. I told her that we could pass them she didn't think so but inch by inch we got closer and then we passed them. I picked up the pace quite a bit not sure if she would keep up but she did. After we got way ahead of them I told her to be proud we just passed to young fire fighters :) We turned the corner in to the park and I really wanted to run the rest of the way to see who I could pass but I stayed with her partly figured I would trip over my cold numb feet or get tangled in costume and face plant concrete.

I finished with a time of 56 min and it was a few minutes faster than my 5k in December. Not to bad for being in full costume tiara and all and being right at 32 degrees or less. I was happy with my time and happy I pulled off wearing a costume and not being shy about people wanting pictures.

Not long after crossing finish line. I was still cold and knew what was coming next......... Everyone was like go get in the fire truck and warm up. I knew it would be dumb for me to get warm then back out in the cold. So I just kept the jacket on and kept walking around.

I took these two pictures day after race

My bib with the number 1.. Not sure why it excited me so much but it did!

The front of the shirts in the race package.

Up next is the finale for the race night..... Lets just say it was also way out of my comfort zone super cold but yet fun and very well worth it!

Freezin for a Reason pre race....

This race recap will be broke up in to at least 3 posts other wise I would be writing a book and no one would make it to the end....

Saturday morning started off way to early for me we had a first responder call at 5:30 am and it was close to my house so I went. I then had to rush from there home to get dressed (yes I went to a fire call in my jammies) to meet my dad at 6:30 at my Grandma's so we could move her to a different house. Helped with that until 1ish and then drove to St. James to Ron and Amanda's house so we could get ready for the race. She was going as 80's theme which was funny since she was born in the late 80's but between her husband and I we helped her pull the look off.

We started by getting our hair ready in the middle of that we walked over to the race start to see if they needed help setting up. They had plenty of help so we headed back to finish getting ready. I think in all it took us over 2 hours to get ready to go!

This was the back of my hair and I loved it! Wish I could get it to curl like that daily and very glad Amanda helped me with it.

Here I was costume all on and ready to go up to the park.

Amanda and I ready to go her costume was much warmer than mine and she still said she froze.

We got in my car and well..... as you can see my skirt was poofy and made it hard to drive soooo glad that we only had to drive a few blocks that way. We pull in to the park and the first guy that told us which way to go was like so are you here for the race.. UM no we just drive around like this for fun. The guy that actually parked us said we were the first two to show up in costumes.

Amanda already had decided she was to cold and went and found a jacket. I was determined to stay in costume but yes I was cold. This was about 30-40 minutes prior to the start of the race. You can see Amanda's husband in the back ground he ran in full uniform and a blue police themed tutu.

Right before the race. Look I am number 1!!! I signed up the day the registration opened and I apparently was the first one I was happy. I was hoping for a number less than 50.

Not sure if you can tell in that picture but I am shivering like crazy... Not long after this picture I scored a jacket from one of the Fire Fighters and wore it the rest of the evening.

I am a VERY shy person so for me to dress up like this and walk around in crowds of people some of whom I knew and most I didn't was a huge leap out of my comfort zone. I would be walking around and random people I didn't know would want to take a picture of me. Got lots of nice compliments on the costume and everyone asked me if I was cold. I was ready to start replying nope why would I be....

Weekly Chase

Once again its Monday and time for Weekly Chase. I have a race report to do and it will be split up in to at least 3 posts.



Weekly Chase

Last weeks goals were:


1- Challenge goal continue to spend some quality time with the kids each evening. Success

2-Drink 80oz of water daily All but maybe one day

3- Get at least 2 workouts in before race Saturday night. Shoveled the 4 inches of sleet we got Thursday night at home, then the sidewalk in front of our office on Friday, Saturday morning shoveled more out of the bed of a truck moved lots of cinder blocks then moved my Grandma to a different house. Then the race :)

4-Stay caught up on chores around the house have a busy weekend and don't want to stress about it needing to be done. 95% accomplished

5-Stay away from fast food and bring my lunch each day. The two times I ate out I ate sensibly one was chicken sandwich from McDonalds and the other was subway on Friday.

This weeks goals:

1-Challenge Goal- Continue to have family time and not let my mood from work affect my evening at home.

2-Get in at least 3 workouts this week combo of cardio and strength training

3-Challenge Goal-Be in a better mood and be a better wife this week.

4- Drink at least 80 oz of water daily.

5-Make eating healthy a priority at least 90% of the week.

6-Sign up for a race that scares me (there will be a post on this soon)

Almost time to Freeze for a Reason...

24 hours from now I will be getting ready for my first 5k (well done as a real race not virtual) of the year. This one will not be ran or walked fast it will be for fun and time to spend with friends.

I have to get my costume all together and packed as well as some warm clothes for after the freezin plunge... They have 187 people registered now which means they got a few more to register today. So if they hit 200 by the race start 3 of us will be plunging costume and all in to the water.

This morning they thought the race may get canceled due to the weather we got yesterday but I made tons of text calls and facebook messages trying to help find people with bobcats or tractors willing to help clear the course. I have been talking with the administrator of the races facebook page off and on for a few weeks and more recently since I joined in on the last challenge. I have never met her but yet we have talked a bunch I donated the last of my tuele to her yesterday so she could finish a tutu without making her hubby go to walmart.

It will be fun to actually get to meet her tomorrow! I hope to be able to take TONS of pictures of getting ready, costume, race start during race and after. I am sure there will be several taken of our plunge if it happens. I am excited yet still nervous about wearing a costume in front of tons of people and a bit nervous about the plunge in the water but ready to do it!!

I may be crazy.........

 

So I may be crazy but this morning as I had checked Facebook I saw the below picture with the caption. I messaged the page to ask if they minded glitter getting in the water they said no. Well I decided to do this. Heck I will be froze already from a 5k in a costume at night in the cold may as well take a plunge for a good reason. I've decided that this race and this event will be a good time to push myself out of my comfort zone and do things I would never try because I am "afraid" of what people will say or think. I am sure I will have moments on Saturday that I want to not wear the costume or jump in this water but I know I need to.

 

 

Saturday afternoon my friend and I are going to fix each other's hair then go up and help set up for the race before finishing getting our costumes on. I am glad to be able to help set up for this event and contribute more than just my doing the race. I know there will be several spectators there to see what my costume is as I have kept it pretty much under wraps and a secret. My fire department is bringing a truck up to have at the start finish area to support the event and community as well as have a front row seat to see my craziness. 

 

 

 

 

Freezin for a Reason 5K Walk/Run

 

Challenge time!!!! We are so close to 200 participants we can smell it!! If we can hit the 200 mark within the next 24 hours I will be taking a very cold "plunge" in a pool of water. Member of the Rolla Rural Fire Department will set up a tank full of water and I will see exactly how cold that water is while wearing my colorful pink tutu!!! Will others take the "plunge" with me?? Come on folks, we can do this!!! Let's hit the 200 mark!!

 

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  Freezin for a Reason 5K Walk/Run Shelley Allen and Laurie Lambeth Have accepted the challenge anyone else ??????

Long weekend

Since yesterday was President's day our office was closed so I got a 3 day weekend... Well maybe two days since I worked at work for 8 hours on Saturday.

Blake was off school Friday and Monday so he requested to go farm. Which was fine however he is now sick with sinus crud from being outside all those days and having all the dust from griding food and moving hay. But he said he had a good time and that he helped papa get caught up on all the chores.

Nathan wasn't a happy camper that his bubba was gone for days and days and begged and threw fits wanting to go to papas too. He want for a while on Saturday while I was working and then for an hour or so yesterday. But Nathan got to help papa and his daddy move a cow over to my grandparents house. Its a blind calf well its not a small calf it is around 300 pounds. I asked Nathan what he wanted to name it and he said Horsey.... I was like are you sure yep that's what its name is. I guess since he can't have a real horse he will just name the cow Horsey. Just wonder what he will think later in the year when we butcher it and eat him....


I worked most of the day at work on Saturday trying to get caught up. I did take a break and go to the AT&T Store and got a new iPhone I wasn't brave enough for the iPhone 5 so I got the 4 that was only $0.99. And they didn't have an all pink case so I had to settle for a hot pink and blue one. The guy that helped me who was probably not much out of college was just shocked that I liked pink so much. I didn't really have that much pink on my old phone case was pink. I had pink shirt on and my nikes that are pink and grey with pink laces. However he was just like oh I have never met anyone who loved pink that much..... I know of two others that like pink as much as me maybe even 3. But I am happy with my phone its so nice to go a whole day or more without having to charge it! Also nice the camera is way better and has a flash. That will come in handy this Saturday night for my 5k.

When I was done with work I headed to Kathy's and we made the skirt part of my costume. I won't reveal a picture here since the skirt just looks plain weird without the top and the accessories. But I can say we had glitter ALL over her house and heck even in my house since it was all over me when I got home. Needless to say the skirt is in a bag in my trunk until day of race.

Yesterday I got to have a lunch date with a awesome friend. We had planned a whole day for our date but last minute she had to work so we decided on lunch. She felt bad because we had to eat lunch at her work (the hospital) but I was happy to get to see her and have lunch together. She ordered us an awesome pizza from a local place. I hadn't ate pizza from there since her wedding shower. Even though we ate in the break room of the ER it was still a good time.

Weekly Chase

Yes I am a day behind on doing the Weekly Chase but I was off work yesterday since it was President's day and well I still haven't figured out how to blog on my phone....



Last weeks goals:

1- Get at least 3 workouts and start getting more cross training in somewhere somehow. Ya well didn't really happen I got a 5k done on the treadmill and that was it :(

2-Challenge Goal- Make something special for dinner on Valentines Day for hubby and the kids. I made Blake blue heart shaped pancakes and sausage for breakfast (his request) dinner well Nathan ate when we got home and I ate alone later.

3-Challenge Goal-Tell another friend or family member how much they mean to me and how special they are. Done

4-Continue to drink at least 80oz of water. Fail... Did good about 4 of the 7 days

5-Make the time to work on my costume. Oh yes skirt part of my costume is done and well it will have to stay in the bag until time of race. We had glitter all over my friends house from making it. Still waiting on arm sleeves to arrive. I have a shirt that will work and still need something to wear under my costume to keep my legs warm.



Goals for this week:
 
1- Challenge goal continue to spend some quality time with the kids each evening.

2-Drink 80oz of water daily

3- Get at least 2 workouts in before race Saturday night.

4-Stay caught up on chores around the house have a busy weekend and don't want to stress about it needing to be done.

5-Stay away from fast food and bring my lunch each day.