Surf City 5k

As part of my race a month goal I did a 5K on the 4th of July. Since I was in Cali I did the Huntington Beach Surf City 5K. It was a really big race and there were some very fast people there. Amy said she would do it with me (her second ever 5K) so I was way excited. Then the night before the race Amy's cousin Chantal (a senior in HS) said she has always wanted to do a 5K so she joined in on the fun too. We got to the race with plenty of time for the porta potties and to check out the scene. We made our way to the front of the crowd so that we wouldn't be sitting in traffic with all the runners for the first 1/4 mile. Chantal and I went out pretty fast and finished our first mile right around 7:30 then I just kept trying to hold the pace. It was a really hard pace for me to maintain (even at sea level) but I managed to come in with a PR of 23:29. Woo Hoo!!!

Coming in to the finish

After the race
Amy, Chantal and I

SO happy!!!