12.20.2010

Winter Solstice Christmas Tree Run Race Report


Runners at the Starting Line
with rain ponchos and umbrellas
On a rainy shortest day of the year morning, at the Winter Solstice Christmas Tree 5 Mile Run, the Green Girl's boyfriend joined her and did his very first race.

The race was held at a very soggy El Dorado Park.

It was amusing to see so many rain ponchos and umbrellas at the Starting Line.



It was a relatively sluggish start because most of the runners were slowing down and going around the large puddles.

I tried to keep up with my boyfriend but I lost him and the crowd of runners around him before the Mile 1 marker.

At a blazing 13:30 minute mile, however, I managed to leave all the walkers in the dust mud.

I maintained a steady pace as I ran around the park. I couldn't stop blinking because of the pelting rain and I regretted leaving my baseball cap at home.

After awhile, I started wondering if I was even on the course anymore. There wasn't a runner in sight.

I decided I was officially lost when I reached a dead end with the largest ducks I'd ever seen in my entire life.

I suddenly realized this was the Summer Solstice Watermelon Run all over again.

Once again, since I'm familiar with the park, I started heading in the general direction of the Finish Line when I felt the mileage was appropriate.

I ended up having to go backwards through the Finish Line and then I quickly turned around and announced I was actually finished.

All the finishers received a full sized Christmas tree.

My boyfriend enjoyed his first race and he said he's ready for a 10k!

11 comments:

  1. I love to read about all these races you do. Some have the best names ever. Well done to your boy friend with his first race, awesome! A christmas tree...? Fantastic!

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  2. Glad you made your way back to the finish line!! Congrats to the bf on his first race!! You guys got a Christmas tree???

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  3. Wow- lots of rain! Congrats to your boyfriend! A tree is an awesome finisher prize!

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  4. Great job, and congrats to your bf. a tree....nice :)

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  5. Glad you guys had fun together... going across a finish line backwards is more fun anyway :)

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  6. Man, I love reading your race reports. Running through the finish line the way all the other runners are going is completely overrated! :P

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  7. Green Girl, Kovas posted the cutest story about your Xmas gift. Now, please make this rain stop!

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  8. wow, running in the rain? you earned that tree!

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  9. You run the coolest races. I'm tempted to use the names of them for races up here. So creative!

    It's neat that you guys got a Christmas tree for your prize.

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  10. A full size christmas tree for the finishers? That's unheard of. I've seen turkeys or pies given to the winners but a tree? That is super cool

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  11. Nice *wet* race! Cool that your boyfriend ran with you - congrats to him!

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