Running in Washington, D.C.

A Shirt that Races hit Washington, D.C. this past Sunday (April 5). I ran the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. See how pretty they were?? We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather.


It was a very early morning! We had to be out of the house and headed for the Metro by 5:45..


Here I am in the shirt....It was too chilly to take my jacket off for the picture...sorry!


I ran the race with a few friends.... Lauren (who will be wearing the shirt at some point) and Michelle.


And at the end of the race, this beautiful face greeted me and said the phrase her Daddy taught her...."Mommy won the race!" (I was far from winning but finishing to me is winning!)


So now for the actual race report..... To give you a little background on me.... I started running just this past July and this was my first big race (as in over 5 miles). I am a relatively slow runner...11-12 minute mile...but I get there!

We started off very well....a good steady pace. The race started on the grounds of the Washington Monument and headed out over Memorial Bridge and back (2 miles down!). We then passed the Watergate Hotel and Kennedy Center...and came back (4 miles down!). Then at mile 5 we passed back by the Washington Monument and headed out to Hains Point for the next 4 miles. Once we were coming off Hains Point (which by the way was very quiet...but a beautiful place to see all the cherry blossoms in full bloom) it was just one more mile to the finish!

There were water stops every 2 miles so we walked through them and ran the rest of the time...until somewhere between mile 8 and 9 I think I walked for a minute or two....then once we passed mile 9, and the last water stop, Lauren wouldn't let me stop to walk anymore! When we rounded the corner and saw the finish line I was very excited! Lauren took off in a sprint so I followed.

The official time in the results was 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 9 seconds....which was under 2 hours...our unofficial goal!

The Shirt will be racing in South Carolina this coming weekend....by a person yet to be determined :-)