Here in Nashville, there are benefit walks, races, 5ks and 10ks nearly every weekend. The weekend of April 26th was the creme de la creme of races in Nashville - the Music City Marathon and 1/2 Marthon. No, I didn't run in the Marathon but my good friend, Jess Doss, completed the 1/2 Marthon in the cold and rain! I am so very proud of her and am thoroughly impressed!
Here's a photo of Miss Doss....
Well, most races are ran and sponsored for a cause. For example, "The Race for the Cure" is to raise money for breast cancer and there are many, many other races out there from Asthma to MS. There is a clever group that simply wanted to have a race for fun. These races are called "I Run For the Party!" http://www.irunfortheparty.com/ They have a Cinco de Mayo race, a race for the 4th of July and a Halloween race.
Kelly Kenney emailed me a few months back and said she was planning on ".....running for the party for cinco de mayo...." Instantly, I was intrigued. Since I've been on my new running/workout kick - I thought this sounded like an opportunity in which I needed to be involved. We picked up our raceday packet last Thursday and we were able to partake in some Cinco de Mayo themed beverages as a prelude to what we could expect on race day.
This past Saturday - we RAN FOR THE PARTY!! We showed up about an hour before race time to find music blaring, margaritas-a-plenty, keg trucks, and people adorned with chili peppers! They encourage participants to dress up for the run. (I did not dress up, however) Kelly and I had a blast! Sadly, Justin and I had some communication difficulties as to where we were going to meet so we didn't get after race pictures but, I finished in just over 30 minutes! I know it's no marathon - but, I am pretty proud of myself! Kelly and her dad are running in the 4th of July race and I think I'm going tag along :)
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