Mother, Run, Hike

Date of the Race: November 1, 2015 at 9:30 am Location: Started in front of the Harrisburg Mall. Weather conditions: Cloudy, but warm. Around 55 degrees, light wind. Price: $15, I registered in May. Shirt- Awesome blue Captain America tech shirt. Bathrooms- Race started and finished at Harrisburg Mall, we used the bathrooms in the mall. Post race food: Awesome selection! Bananas, bagels, coffee, cupcakes, granola bars, water. Others: Because it was a Hero run, there were some cosplayers present. Also, I saw the Oscar Mayer’s hotdog car, and the Ghostbusters car. I did the Hero Run in 2014, it was cold and windy, but had so much fun that I knew I would be back this year. I looked for the registration since April, and was way too excited when registration opened in May. I knew I would go as Selena, my personal Hero. My son and Roget both had something to say about my costume. My son said “Selena is not a hero, she doesn’t have any super powers”, to which I answ...

** this is not my Hero Run 5K Review, only the mistakes I made leading up to the race** I have known I was doing the Hero Run 5K since May, I had my costume picked out and done since July, except for the pants, and those were done last week. I have known I was moving since September. But I was completely unprepared for both events. I had the Half Marathon on October 18 th , and mentally blocked anything that would require too much thinking or energy prior to that. So I had to move out of my apartment in 3 days. Roger helped me out, but I moved about 85% of things on my own. I went up and down steps almost nonstop for two and a half days, and most of those times I was carrying a box or something heavy. Here are some of the things I regret doing in preparation for the Hero Run 5K. Ate a ton of junk food- Because I was “Super busy” packing and moving things, I mostly picked up food for many days before the 5K. And with a family emergency, I ended up eating McDonalds for dinner v...