Midnight 5K

I must say RUNNING in our events is SO much more fun than WORKING our events!

This last Friday we had our 3rd annual Midnight 5K which we held on the old airport runway! What a perfect location for a night run! it looks out over the entire city.

I started working about 7:30 doing registration, packet pick-up and troubleshooting...but as you runners know...runners wait until the last minute to show up for a race...so it was a busy race and a little stressful...625 people anxious to run, registering, picking up their numbers and glow in the dark memorabilia in approximately 25 minutes time...we were swamped! Lucky for me Mom and Dad were there to take pictures and Brent was there to help get me ready for the race. As I continued to work he put my timing chip on my shoe, pinned my bib to my shirt and made sure my shoes were tied tight...unfortunately he forgot to remind me to go potty as we rushed to the start line 3 minutes after the race started!

Needless to say it was an "interesting" run for me! Brent started quick and was out of sight in about 2 minutes...as he weaved in and out of all the walkers and stroller pushers I tried to keep up. I held my own until mile 1...BUT...many of you who have given birth to children know that babies do wonders to your body...I suffer from bladder control issues (among many other non-attractive "birth defects")...or lack of control I should say! Sneezing is never fun, jumping jacks are out of the question and running is always questionable...unless I relieve myself just prior to the start. Well since I forgot to do that I literally wet my pants from mile 1 until the finish line at mile 3.1! Fortunately I wore black and it was dark...I am pretty sure I am the only one that noticed...oh the BURN!

Despite the potty problems Brent and I did pretty dang good!

Brent took 43 overall (out of 625) with a time of 22:43 and 7th in his age division...not to mention he was the HOTTEST runner out there...no one will EVER beat him in that category..or in the category of BEST HUSBAND EVER!!!

I took 143 overall with a time of 26:35 and placed 5th in my division!...and I definitely had the COOLEST head gear EVER!...which was the perfect distraction from my pee filled britches!

This was an extra fun race because all my best friends not only worked with me but also ran along with us.
Dawn took 15th in our division and Kendra (pictured above) beat her 2010 time by nearly 10 minutes...next year baby we are shooting for top 3! Watch out St George...here we come!