The race starts at the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Campus, and goes around a section of downtown Orlando. Looks like a fun course! Lots of pretty lakes to run by!
I think that alone will motivate me to finish the race!
My tummy was still bothering me from the week before, so I definitely didn't do as good as I wanted to, but I did finish in under 2 hours, which was my goal!
I am so proud of myself for finishing this race! I wasn't feeling 100% for the whole run, but I definitely felt great crossing that finish line. Right when I turned that last corner, a great song came on that really motivated me! You might laugh when you hear what song it was, Daft Punk's One More Time! The lyrics were pushing me to cross that finish line and celebrate, "Music's got me feeling so free, We're gonna celebrate, Celebrate and dance so free, One more time!" There was even one part of the song that said, "You know, you don't stop, you can't stop," and it made me run stronger, and told me not to stop! The whole moment of coming up to the finish line, with a great song really pushing me and almost speaking right to me, gave me chills as I came up to the crowd cheering at the finish line!
I realized then and there why I do these races. Of course the causes are a great motivator, in this case it was helping "tiny babies," or premature babies, which is a great cause! It is also that feeling of accomplishment you get, after training so hard everyday, to finally see those people cheering you on and hearing your name as you cross the finish line! For anyone who is looking for a challenge, who wants to help the community, or someone who just wants to start exercising, this is by far the most rewarding thing you can do! I encourage everyone to give it a shot, I guarantee you won't stop racing!
While Nicole and I were running, Brett and Jordan were getting to experience the street fair, where all the vendors set up and give out free samples of food and merchandise, and all that good stuff. Well, when I crossed the finish line, I was very surprised to see this:
After the race, everyone was starving, so we decided to hit up our favorite breakfast cafe! Keke's!