Totally Awesome 80’s Run Recap

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in one of the most fun races I have ever run! I got a fun text on Thursday asking if I wanted to run the Awesome 80’s 10K in Pasadena and because I honestly made no real plans all weekend and it was going to be FREE I couldn’t think of anything that would be more fun. I dug through my closet and got a few things at a local teeny bopper store and I think I put together a pretty darn good 80’s running outfit (although I wish I would have had a leotard and tights).

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My team was so awesome, they even ordered LEG WARMERS! Hello neon green Smile

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We met up at 6am in front of Panera and got all dolled up. I honestly felt like a cheerleader all over again.

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I ran in honor of a 61 year old man…pretty sure I placed for him Smile

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As you can see I was the only one without a green shirt and poor guy in the back had to hang with us crazy girls Winking smile We were out of control!

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Probably the first time I did my hair and makeup for a race.

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I stole Hubby’s head band from his Tough Mudder Race, it actually was perfect for the 90 degree weather!

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Show a little leg….

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Flash a little hand…

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The outfits at the race were so fun, I love how many people really got into it!

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I honestly don’t think I have ever had this much fun waiting for the start to a race!

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The race started at 9am, but we didn’t officially start till almost 10am! With the heat wave, I knew that this was truly just going to be a FUN RUN!!! The course was nice and flat and it was a two lap course. The only down fall was they only had two water stops. The girls and I all stayed together at a lovely 9 minute pace and just chatted the whole time, which made the race fly by!

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I did race hard with one of our team mates to the finish, because come on it’s not a race if you don’t sprint to the FINISH!

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The only complaint I have about the race (it was their first one so I am giving them some slack) was they RAN OUT OF WATER!!!! I couldn’t believe it! By the time we got water it was about 30 minutes after the finish, but we did find a guy selling Mexican Watermelon Popsicles and all was well in the world agan.

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And the best part was the MEDALS! They were not cheap cassette tapes, they were heavy just like a regular medal. How cool are these???

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Ok, now I really have the RACING ITCH!!! My next race isn’t until November, but I am already researching and hoping to run something in October and December. Nothing like a spontaneous race to FALL back in love with running again!

80’s BABY!


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