Papa J came in 3rd place in his age group today after running one of his fastest 5Ks in quite some time. He had been battling some injuries lately, so I was very proud of how well he did to say the least.
DI Dash 5K which is held annually in August at the historic Marietta Square. Y'all know that I love a good local race. Marietta (a nearby neighborhood) host quite a number of excellent 5Ks throughout the year. A few years ago, I discovered the DI Dash benefits Children's Health Care of Atlanta which is a wonderful health care provider in Atlanta. They have always take such wonderful care of my friends' little ones in their times of need, so I am happy to help support them. Being quite familiar with the course from running it a number of times over the past few years. The race is a little crowded the first 1/3 mile or so then things spread out a lot. There are a number of rolling hills along the way, but mile 2 always seems to get me on this course as there is a decent size hill that is in there. After last week's back-to-back-to-back weekend, a 15K tomorrow, and Disneyland Half Marathon weekend next week, I knew that I wanted to take it a little easier. I still manged to run a 2 minute course PR and one of my top 5 fastest 5Ks. After the 5K concluded, a 1K fun run was held before the awards ceremony started. Upon receiving your race bib, each runner was given a raffle ticket for the door prizes that were given out. Let me tell you what, DI Dash always has some AMAZING door prizes! Some of the prizes included fitness training sessions, GPS running watch, Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, iPads, a TV, and the new Apple iWatch! Sadly, we did not win, but it is fun to hold on to your raffle tickets in hopes of winning big! Papa J came in 3rd place in his age group today after running one of his fastest 5Ks in quite some time. He had been battling some injuries lately, so I was very proud of how well he did to say the least. This is a great race for sure and one that myself and my family will continue to support each year. Thank you again to the awesome team for hosting a wonderful morning of fun!
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