Run Run Mama

[cetcar]

kona and karlamo and @anyoneelsewhoruns, Do you two (or more) have any favorite races or routes you like to run in the fall?  

I'm a sucker for a Turkey Trot and there is a hilly 8 mile route where my parents live that is absolutely beautiful.  The last time I ran it was the fall before I was pregnant and I still think about it often.  There is one part where you are running on a dirt road surround by fields and trees.  The morning light had a warm glow, the grass still had dew, and the foliage was vibrant.   

[cetcar]

Holy cow, I posted this 4 minutes ago and it already has 8 views but no responses. I usually look on my phone where it doesn't show the views. Anyone else care to join?

[cetcar]

1 minute later, make that 16 views!

Ok....moving on with my morning.

[kona]

Yes! Fall is my favorite time to run.

Sadly I no longer do my hometown Turkey Trot due to the race getting too big and not wanting to deal with the logistics. I love the course it runs past my childhood house and has a good mix of hills and flats.

There is a Pumpkin in the Park race at the end of Oct I plan on running. It's just a 5K but they have kids races and we are going to put O in the 1/4 mile! This race has an awesome shirt every year. The course features a significant climb so you basically run up the hill and then down.

I will probably Turkey Trot somewhere. I prefer to race on Thanksgiving. Last year I ended up doing 2 races a 10k on Thursday and a 5 mile on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Both courses are flat which can be fun because I'm not a good hill climber and like to run fast.

There is a breast cancer bike ride I'm hoping to do in a few weeks too. That's a beautiful route through some farm land with rolling hills.

The past few weeks after S was born have been rough fitting exercise in but I'm hoping to get out a bit more soon.

[2brides]

L used to run a ton of 5k races before the kids. We were going to do a Turkey Trot last year, but it was $160 for the 4 of us to run/walk.

[rosesquared]

Haha I don't run but I support all you runners out there! I tried for a short time but got such bad shin splints.

[bexincanada]

Soon not a runner. I trail ride my bike though and agree fall is the best.

[cetcar]

kona, Your pumpkin run sounds like a lot of fun! And very festive too. It sounds like you have quite a few races lined up .

2brides, I agree, sometimes Turkey Trots seem too expensive. I didn't run much when I was pregnant so we opted not to walk the Turkey Trot last year when it was going to be over $70 for us to enter.

[mahler5]

I've been running at least twice a week for the last 7-8 weeks. I am terrible but I'm enjoying it. I love running around our new neighborhood. It has a good diversity of streets with a lot of loop routes to choose from.

I've been doing the couch to 5k program but I'm not sure if I am going to be where I need to be in a few weeks to run a 5k I was hoping to do. There is an option to walk or run untimed (as well as timed but that seems scary). So, I may just do run untimed.

I am such a slow runner. I've been running close to 1.5 miles but not consecutively. I've stuck with times on the couch to 5k workouts but I'm so slow I'm still not where I need to be in the work outs to be ready. Maybe I'll just walk it and try running one in another couple months.

I am glad I've been sticking to it. Even if half the time I have the baby jogger and am going super slow.

We also have a lot of gravel trails around here that are awesome to run/walk on but not good for jogger strollers If I'm running.