Pud's Run 5K

This morning I ran Pud's Run, a 5K race in memory of Michael Padula, an Ithaca police officer who was killed in the line of duty. This was the 10th anniversary of the race and there was an article about it in the Ithaca Journal last week.

It was a fast and flat course and I was, almost, fast. I finished in 32 minutes even, my fastest time running a 5K since I started marathon training. Braman was trying to manage the kids and then I surprised him with my speedy finish so here's a slightly out of focus picture of me whizzing by to the finish line:


Unfortunately, it was another rainy Saturday. I didn't mind so much myself during the race but Braman and the kids got very wet waiting for me to finish and then we all stayed wet and started to get cold waiting for the start of the Kid's Run at 11am.

Here's a picture of me with the wet kids right after the race. Cayuga Lake is in the background.


Larsson enjoyed stepping in a deep puddle with his boots on:


While Nora had a good time riding the horses at the playground:


Larsson and Nora both made funny faces while we waited under the tent for the Kid's Race to start:


All the kids are getting ready at the starting line. Nora decided she wanted to do the race, too (her first one!), so she and Braman teamed up. Larsson was brave and felt he could run the race by himself as long as I was cheering him on. Here Larsson is looking at the camera while Braman and Nora are off to the side getting prepared.


Then they're off! Larsson runs...


...and runs.


Here are the two very wet, cold and tired race finishers:


Once we finally got back to the van (we had to park very far away) and the kids changed into dry clothes, they were proud to show off their finisher medals.


We were wet and cold but overall had a good time. I felt good running the race and immediately afterwards but later, when I changed out of my sneakers, the soles of my feet felt very sore. I hope they improve with two days rest.

I'm on break until Wednesday when I'll be running 8 miles here in Interlaken.