Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K

A few weeks ago I was cleaning up our home office and came across my bag of stuff from the half marathon expo back in November. I started to go through it, to see what was trash and what goodies I had forgotten about, and I came across a flyer for this race, Run for the Achievable Dream. It was only about a month away and there was an 8K on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday. Knowing there was no way I was in shape for a half, I decided it might be fun to run the 8K since the race bug had bitten me once again. I checked it out online and saw that I would get to run through Colonial Williamsburg and get a medal. Sold!

C and I headed down Friday after work and spent the night down there even though it is a pretty quick drive from Richmond. The next morning was a little chilly but warmed up quickly and the day turned out to be gorgeous!

I LOVED my outfit for this race! I am seriously thinking about contacting LuLuLemon and asking about a sponsorship. Ha! Their clothes are super comfy and dry relatively quickly. I really love the running skirt.

Great shot with part of Colonial Williamsburg behind me, even though you mostly see trees.

The course started on the William & Mary campus, looped through Colonial Williamsburg and then came back to campus to finish on their track around the football field. I'm not sure who measured this course, but it was a bit longer than an 8K. The app I was using told me I reached 5 miles in 50 minutes, and an 8K is 4.97, and I still had a good ways to go. They should really consider taking part of the route out for next year to shorten it.

Free Beer! Always a plus...even at 9AM!

The after party was in the sunken garden on the W&M campus. It was a great spot to relax and enjoy sitting after running. They even had misters along the course and in the garden to help you cool down. Definitely a bonus!

It really was perfect weather.

 

After we finished up, we had enough time to head back to the hotel and shower and then hit the outlets and get some lunch. Williamsburg is probably one of my favorite places in Virginia and makes for great little day trips or easy weekends. C even said that he wouldn't mind coming back down for this race again. I think this one might be added to my list of races to run more than once. :-)