I’ve ran races in the evening before. Not a problem.
But in the dark?
Considering my track record of being the biggest klutz of all time, I must have been concussed when signing up for this thing. It’s the only explanation.
Actually, there’s another one.
It was my roommate’s first 5k. And what better race to start out with than one that requires glow sticks?
Totally brings me back to high school. My friends and I thought they were so cool to wear on road trips (because there are SO MANY PEOPLE to see you while driving on a gravel road in the middle of nowhere). Or thrown in a Bacardi bottle because it was preeeetttttyyyy.
Now that I think about it, that was really dangerous. What if the glow stick leaked? I’m sure there’s something on the package about not digesting the contents inside the tube.
I was living on the edge and didn’t even realize it.
Wait… something shiny… what?
Oh yes… So the Firefly 5k…
I absolutely love how creative organizations are getting with theme races. Undie Dash… Elvis is Alive… and now this?
It makes the race a little more fun. Plus, I really like wearing obnoxious colors.
Bailey’s reasoning behind wanting to try a 5k was basically “there’s no reason why I can’t” and I’m so proud of her because she rocked it!
Especially since it was a rough course. Definitely not an “in it to win it” kind of race. Because you will hurt yourself.
Word to the wise? This would be a good street race. The random holes or loose gravel in the trail were seriously dangerous. Because the only warning you got was if the person in front of you said something as they almost sprain their ankle or bite it.
Plus, my legs still are kind of angry at me for last weekend’s half marathon.
And I really just wanted to see Bailey finish. So we ran it together. The whole way. No stopping. I felt like such a proud lil’ mama.
I don’t know my official time. Because, for some reason, it’s not in the results. Which is weird and mildly annoying. My chip must have been defective? However, since Bailey and I were together, I’ll assume it would have also been just over 31 minutes.
Yeah. Her first 5k in 31 minutes. Nailed it!
(Oh and we still have the blinking arm bands. Who wants to go rage?!?!)
Clearly we had to go out and celebrate afterwards.
You’d think we’d be tired. But you’d be thinking wrong.
Our victory outting lasted until the wee hours of the morning and ended with a lil’ party at our pad at 3:30 in the morning.
So you can understand why I’m a wee bit tired still on this Monday morning. The marking of a good weekend.
Carry on…
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Congrats to Bailey! That is awesome! I finally agreed to run my first 5k with a great friend of mine in October and I’m a little scared and a little excited. I think the act of actually signing up for something like this makes me admit I’m a runner. She told me she would keep my secret though and not make me actually admit it. Sounds like a fun event Amy! I hope you two have a great week!
Congrats to Bailey! That does sound like a dangerous race. When I first read the title I thought that maybe Owl City played the course
YOU CRAZY KIDS AND YOUR STAYING UP LATE AND YOUR BLINKY THINGS.
Ooooo shiny! Sounds fun. I haven’t done a themed race, but I really super extra want to.
Congrats on the run! A good girlfriend of mine did the 10K portion. I asked her to go out in Wicker Park on Sat. night, and she was like, “I just ran a glow-in-the-dark 10K/lemme shower.” HA. Sadly, she was not able to rage afterward like you two! She was too tired
This sounds like a really fun idea for a 5K – but I agree – road race for sure. I’m nervous to run on gravel, etc. when it’s light out! Way to go, Bailey (even though I don’t know you) and way to go Amy for back-to-back race weekends. You’re a hoss.
I love how often you do races. Congrats!! Theme races are so fun!
Great job to you and Bailey!
I signed up for a night race once, but it was still in the high 90s that by the time the sun went down and I didn’t show up. Not my finest moment. That’s awesome for a first 5K though. Sounds like a great time!
Yay bailey! Congrats to her! A night race with glow sticks sounds fun.
I would have done that race just for the blinking arm bands. But also, I love running at night. Something about it just seems calmer.
Dude, you ran Firefly, too?? That’s so weird, I also ran it! I can’t believe we didn’t run into each other (though it was a big race…).
You are on a roll, girl! Looks like a really fun race
Good for Bailey!
Sounds fun, though slightly dangerous. Glad you made it out safely!
sounds like a fun race to participate in!
What a cute idea…why not have a race at night? So much smarter than when the sun is scorching, right?
And also, do you take a bad picture? Ever? It doesn’t seem like it. I’m a bit jealous.
Congrats to Bailey!! I did the Glo Run 6K in June pretty much for the glow sticks. I mean … what other reason was there to do it?
Also, I vote that we bring our own glow sticks to Lake Geneva and have a nighttime “shake out” run on Friday before ZOOMA …
I bet there is some amazing race photography from this! Who cares about the time, especially after you ran a half. You looked good doing it! 5k, my fave distance. Congrats!
Seeing the posts about all the fun you and your roommate have make me miss living with my friends! Such a fun time in life!
Aww! I love that you two did this together! It sounds like a fun idea, but not so much with the dangerous terrain. I am happy neither of you got hurt!
Congrats to Bailey! I hope you both are recovered from the party by today!
Congrats to your friend! It sounds like it was a total blast!
I wanted to do this race but it didn’t work out! I have an entire pack of glowsticks just begging to be used…
Congrats to both of you!