Hobble Creek Half Marathon Recap

We ran the Hobble Creek Half Marathon on Saturday.

My Mom and Joanna had a goal to come in under 1:45, 

Josh wanted to PR, 

and I just wanted to look good while I ran. ;)

and ALL of us accomplished our goals!

Ya BABY! That's what's up! ;)

outfit: Costco tank, Team Sparkle Skirt (with my LuLu skirt underneath - it has shorts built in), 

ActiveBand headband, Mizuno WavePrecision, and Nike Miler sunglasses.

I waited for the crowds to cross the start line and took off. 

I really like doing that at chip-timed races because it gives me the freedom to move easily for the first mile - rather than fight through crowds and get caught up with a faster pace group and end up going out too fast.

I kept my pace fairly steady for the entire race (right around 9:00 min mile) and only walked through the water stops and a few pit stops to adjust my skirt/shorts. ;)

I felt good through the entire race, gu'd at mile 6 and mile 10.

I knew I was gonna be close to 2 hours and really wanted to come in under 2:00, so when I hit the 12 mile marker, I picked up my pace. I think I passed more people in that mile than during the entire race. 

I saw Lindsay and my Mom & Joshie out of the corner of my eye as I was passing by the park to the finish.

My Mom jumped in with me for a bit and ran with me, but I spotted a guy in front of me and took off to try to beat him. He must have heard me coming because he sped up too! I couldn't quite catch him! lol. But I certainly tried! :)

I finished in 2:00:18

(overall 9:10 pace)

this bad ass mother runner ^^^

finished in 1:43!!

a 2 minute PR!!

and looked dang cute in her LuLu skirt!

She ended up in 5th place in her age group.

Last year - she placed top 3 with a slower time!

so this year... there were some SPEEDY mother runners!

Joanna was right in front of my Momma and finished in 1:42!!

and this BAD ASS brother runner

finished with a screamin' time of 1:35!!

and a 5 min PR!!!

I am so proud of him!

He is kickin' butt this summer!

AND he finished in the Top 100 males - so he got a special elite medal!

(p.s. LADIES - he's single and ready to mingle... anyone interested?!) 

Huge thanks to Miss Lindsay who came out to be our official finish line photographer!

I just LOVE that girl. She has always been so supportive of us and credits us for getting her into running. I can't wait til she races again so we can be there for HER. :)

love ya girl!

Did anyone else run Hobble Creek?

Were you as excited as we were that it ACTUALLY started on time?!

It was a race day MIRACLE! ;)

Anyone else ever race in a skirt?

I think I'm obsessed. I need to start rockin' my TeamSparkle skirts at CrossFit. :)