but the day of the race was much warmer. It was in the 60s but rainy. Luckily the rain stopped during the race. When signing up for this race you had an option of a Santa suit or Santa shirt.
I picked the shirt, but my friend picked the suit. We didn’t want to alter our outfits since it was a holiday race, so we knew it was going to be a warm race!
When we started the race it was still daylight. When we got to the boardwalk it was still light outside and really foggy so the pictures I was trying to take didn’t turn out as well as I was hoping. The race itself went pretty quick while passing all the festive lights. There were also many spectators during this race since this day was Santa Con down at the ocean front. We were mid race and couldn’t wait to be finished. By this time we were sweating our butts off in those outfits we chose.
Finally we were heading back towards the Convention Center. Unlike all the other races, this race finishes inside the Convention Center since it is usually much cooler during this time of year. We sprinted across the finish line like always and passed a few runners while doing this. In addition to our finisher’s medal we also received a pair of gloves. We enjoyed our celebratory beverage and soup that was offered while listening to the band. Then we took a few race finisher photos before heading out to dinner!
Even though we ran most of the race while it was still light out, it was still a fun race. While we were at dinner I received a finisher’s email and was surprised to see I received 3rd in my age group! I asked my friend if we should have stuck around for the awards. He told me that they do not have an awards ceremony but you will receive something in the mail. When he placed in the past he received a nice pewter coaster with your age place on the back of it. So I will be looking forward to that!
Did you run a holiday run this year? -L
We will be linking up with the gals from TOTR.
Congrats on your AG award. You look so cute and that looks like such a fun race!
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy! It was a lot of fun.
DeleteCongrats on the AG place! This looks like a fun race. I have considered a trip to Virginia Beach in the past to run it, but never actually got around to registering. Maybe next year!
ReplyDeleteAll the races in Va Beach are great.
DeleteSuper cute race shirt option. Congrats on your speedy time and AG award
ReplyDeleteThanks. In the past there wasn't those options.
DeleteCongrats , I did the St Nicholasville Ugly Sweater 5K and was 2nd in my age group...
ReplyDeleteOh how cool! Congrats!
DeleteWhat a cute themed race and i loved your race outfit! Congrats on your AG award, you're so speedy!!
ReplyDeleteI love that Santa shirt! So cute. Too bad the fog kind of diminished the effect of the holiday lights. Congrats on snagging an AG award!
ReplyDeleteYea they would have been better had it was darker out.
DeleteI love your race outfit! Totally worth sweating for.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Yea that's what I thought.
DeleteCongrats! I bet seeing all the lights was super fun.
ReplyDeleteMuch more fun than the morning race.
ReplyDeleteHow fun that they changed it to a night race and you got to run through the lights!
ReplyDeleteGood job! I love the Santa shirt ;-) I did a holiday-inspired 5K, and was fortunate to get 2nd in my AG. My rave day conditions were much wetter than yours, though LOL
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the AG award! I admire your commitment to the holiday costumes, I definitely would have ditched them for something cooler.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like fun! COngrats on the age group awards
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