See Diva Run

We decided to celebrate the new year by participating in the Resolution Run 5K at Magnuson Park in Seattle. Mr. Diva decided to make things really interesting by signing up for the “dip” in Lake Washington. He came out smiling, but it didn’t look like fun.

There was a huge turnout. They said there were 1300 participants last year. This year it was over 1700. We showed up last minute again. There were chips and bibs available, but they were out of t-shirts. I have a lot of shirts, so I didn’t mind. The course was different than other races we’ve run at Magnuson Park. As with the 12Ks of Christmas, the weather was quite ominous before the start of the race. I was shivering in my short sleeved tech shirt and lightweight jacket. It took me about a mile of running to warm up. By then the wind had died down and the sun was coming out. It made a few appearances, but never stayed long.

There were many puddles to dodge. We saw 2 young girls running in the mud along the blacktop trail. It sucked one of their shoes right off! I was grateful to be wearing my Goretex shoes. As long as the water doesn’t go over the top, they are very effective.

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