'We will be meeting at my house at 5:30am' is the text message I received. Come Again?! It was a 5:30 am departure for a 8 am race. At this moment I was wondering what the heck I signed myself up for. It was sold as the Happiest 5k on the Planet but I was thinking it may end up being the 'Crankiest' 5k. I don't do mornings. Can you tell?
I needed to wake up at 4am to ensure that I was ready and out the door by 5am. The only time I am up this early is if I hadn't gone to bed yet or my babygirl needs to be fed. I got on my black shorts with neon green and pink stripes, LOVE rainbow knee socks, and white tee-shirt. I added pink, purple, gold, and teal rhinestones to my face. The more color bling the better for this race. And off I went to meet my teammates for the trip into the city.
We got on the road about 5:45 am. And with just a brief drive-by in Newark (there was too much excitement over feet that we accidentally got off 280) we arrived there with ten minutes to spare. Enough time to take some pre-race pictures and then make our way to the start line.
We were in the 4th heat so there were about 3,000 runners ahead of us and 21,000 behind us. You could feel the excitement around us. People of all ages, races, and walks of life. All sharing in the same experience.
I can't explain how fun it was. Getting pelted with colored dust, walking 3.1 miles, and having a ball. The energy was unbelievable. It truly was the "Happiest 5k on the Planet'.
Color me thrilled! Well until the ride home...but we'll save that for another day!
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