New Year's Double 2012-2013

Ryan and I decided that to ring out 2012 and ring in 2013, we would run in the New Years Double event again this year. Ryan chose to run a 5k on New Years Eve and a half marathon on New Years Day. I chose to run a 5k both days. I did okay, but Ryan did awesome. He won second place in his division for the 5k. Yet another successful race!

Thrill of the Grill 5K

Today, Ryan and I participated in our first 5k, Central Market's Thrill of the Grill. Ryan was a rockstar and turned in a really good time 26 minutes and some odd seconds.  I on the other hand was not as awesome. I turned in a time around 29 minutes and a few seconds. Under 13 minutes per mile, but no where near where I'd like to be.  Anyway, here are a couple of pictures, one of Ryan and I waiting at the starting line and the other of the race about to begin. 

Although running in these races isn't really my thing, I am sure that I will do another one of these in the future. Not the near future as summer is fast approaching and I am not running in 90+ degree heat. I do think that we might just participate in this same 5k again next year. It was really well run, not too big of a race (only 1,700 runners) and we got an excellent Central Market breakfast afterward. All in all a wonderful day, minus the running and all. Just kidding!

Ready for the Thrill

Ryan and I just signed up to run our first 5K together and I am pretty excited. We decided to run in the Thrill of the Grill 5K held at the Central Market in Plano, benefiting the Plano ISD Education Foundation. My goal is to run the 5k in under 30 minutes. Not a huge goal as I do it all of the time in my workouts, but there is a large difference for me running on a treadmill indoors and running in a large crowd of people outdoors. Now this race isn't as large as say the Race For The Cures held around town, but last year they had around 900 participants. The best part? The race registration fee also gets you in to a breakfast buffet with live music. All in all, I think this is going to be an awesome event!