Freedom Run

I had no intentions of running a race today, but I did! πŸ™‚

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Yesterday evening, my friend, Charity, Facebooked me to see if I was running the 5-Mile Waseca Lakefest – Freedom Run today, sponsored by the Waseca Lakes Association.

I said I hadn’t planned on it because I didn’t want to do it by myself. (My sister couldn’t get away from camp.) However, when Charity said she was going to do it, I was all on board!


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Since I hadn’t pre-registered, I got there early to register and pick up my bib. Can’t beat $5 for a race! (It was $15 if you wanted the t-shirt.)


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I didn’t plan on racing it, so I just chilled until the race started.


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And then we were off. . . .


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I started out running with Charity. We chatted and caught up on each other’s lives since we hadn’t seen each other since a year ago.

We ran the first 3 miles together at a comfortable 10 minute mile pace. Since I wasn’t racing it, I wasn’t concerned about my time. It was just fun running with a friend!


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After mile 3, Charity stopped to walk, and I continued to run.

I was feeling good, so I picked up the pace for the last 2 miles.

Mile 4 – 7:30

Mile 5 – 7:15

Total time – 44:41 (unofficial—this was according to my watch)


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After the race, I got a chance to catch up with a couple of high school classmates, which was fun! I can’t believe it has been 10 years since we graduated from high school!

I wanted to get a couple more miles in for the day, so I ran 2 more miles back home for a total of 7 miles today! I think I’m on the road to recovery from the marathon!

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24 Comments

  1. 7.4.11

    Congrats on a great unplanned race! Sometimes those are the best because there is zero stress leading up to them! πŸ™‚ Have a Happy 4th ofJuly!

  2. 7.4.11

    Congrats on a great unplanned race! Sometimes those are the best because there is zero stress leading up to them! πŸ™‚ Have a Happy 4th ofJuly!

  3. 7.4.11
    Jenn said:

    Awesome! Sometimes last minute decisions are the most fun. A few weeks ago we decided to go.camping at 10 on sat morning and were in our tent by 9pm!

  4. 7.4.11
    Jenn said:

    Awesome! Sometimes last minute decisions are the most fun. A few weeks ago we decided to go.camping at 10 on sat morning and were in our tent by 9pm!

  5. 7.4.11
    lifttorun said:

    Nice job! And that’s a great price for a race.

  6. 7.4.11
    lifttorun said:

    Nice job! And that’s a great price for a race.

  7. 7.4.11

    Wow nice job! That is an awesome road race price seriously. I was just talking about how terrible the tshirts are for my road race today ha. Happy fourth!

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      That’s why I didn’t get a t-shirt. . .they weren’t that cute. Plus I can’t wear t-shirts in Alaska because I’d get too cold.

  8. 7.4.11

    Wow nice job! That is an awesome road race price seriously. I was just talking about how terrible the tshirts are for my road race today ha. Happy fourth!

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      That’s why I didn’t get a t-shirt. . .they weren’t that cute. Plus I can’t wear t-shirts in Alaska because I’d get too cold.

  9. 7.4.11
    craig said:

    yeah congrats on the finish babe.

  10. 7.4.11
    craig said:

    yeah congrats on the finish babe.

  11. 7.4.11
    Yolanda said:

    Very nice job!

  12. 7.4.11
    Yolanda said:

    Very nice job!

  13. 7.4.11
    Lisa @ Dishes of Mrs. Fish said:

    Congrats on a great run! Running with friends and catching up is a great thing! πŸ™‚

  14. 7.4.11
    Lisa @ Dishes of Mrs. Fish said:

    Congrats on a great run! Running with friends and catching up is a great thing! πŸ™‚

  15. 7.4.11
    Katie said:

    Nice work. It looks like you’re having an amazing time out there (it looks so warm too!)

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      I am–and yes, it has been very warm! πŸ™‚

  16. 7.4.11
    Katie said:

    Nice work. It looks like you’re having an amazing time out there (it looks so warm too!)

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      I am–and yes, it has been very warm! πŸ™‚

  17. 7.5.11
    Krissie J said:

    Great time! That price cannot be beat at all! I’d love catching up with people at those kinds of events, normally I’m the only one I know running.

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      Normally, I don’t know anyone else either, but when you go back home to the small town you grew up in, you know everyone!

  18. 7.5.11
    Krissie J said:

    Great time! That price cannot be beat at all! I’d love catching up with people at those kinds of events, normally I’m the only one I know running.

    • 7.5.11
      Michelle said:

      Normally, I don’t know anyone else either, but when you go back home to the small town you grew up in, you know everyone!