The Rowe Family Blog

You heard it right!  A new PPPR for me!  You’re probably wondering…what is a PPPR?  Well, it is a post pregnancy personal record.  Yesterday, I ran the Scarecrow Safe Journey 5k in Fairport.  It was pretty cool…about 44 degrees but sunny.  I overdressed…I wore a tank top and 2 long sleeved technical shirts.

At the race start, I was flying high!  I felt like I was on drugs.  I guess it was just a good night’s sleep.  At the sound of the gun, I took off!  I felt awesome.  About .1 mile in, the rush left me briefly.  Corey caught up to me and decided that he was going to run with me, if he could keep up.  In some ways, I didn’t want to run with Corey- I was thinking “What if he beats me?  Will that cause me to not be motivated?”  But once we were running together, it felt awesome.  I was cheering people on and I think it motivated a lot of runners who had stopped to walk to pick it back up again.

Corey and I ran together for most of the race.  We really were flying by everyone throughout the entire run.  I was only passed a couple of times and near the end I passed them back.  Man that felt good!  I didn’t mind the turn-around this year either.  Last year it drove me nuts…perhaps this year it didn’t bother me because I expected it.  I really enjoyed getting to see Marie and Phaedra.  They both looked great!

Once we finished the turn-around, I knew what I had to do.  We crossed over the main road, and we jumped onto the canal path.  And then…sayonara, Corey!  Corey couldn’t keep up.  He said my stride got too long.  I think I was just too fast for him (this time- usually Corey creams me!).  I felt awesome!  I knew how much I had to complete and was so motivated to PR.  Once I saw Boots, he said that there was only 300 yards remaining. I knew that was less than .25 mile so I really pushed it then!  I saw the bridge that came before the finish line and I flew!  I was smiling like crazy because I knew I was almost done and had done fairly well.  I saw all my spectating friends (Greg, Cassie, John, Lance, and other misc people that came with the others mentioned) and I watched Cassie clapping for me and Greg telling me to look at Cassie.  I couldn’t help it, I teared up…and I booked!  I finished the race in 29:02…but there wasn’t a timing chip thingy at the start line and I was a few seconds off of the start…but I did okay.  All of this was done without my trusty stopwatch, which kealed over at the start line.

Corey’s time 29:31

Marie 39:17

Phaedra 34:33

Great race everyone!