I realized that I never actually got around to updating this race with the details! Better get down to it..
It was cool enough that my wife was concerned about what the kids would be wearing and if they'd have a blanket on during the run. We arrived early enough to get the running stroller tires pumped and to listen to John Forslund introduce most of the 2017-2018 Carolina Hurricanes team to the attendees.
I picked up our race tags the day before. The swag was pretty simplistic - we received a short sleeve t-shirt and a voucher to go to a future home game. Now that I think about it, I never cashed in on those vouchers..better get to it before I miss my chance.
Here's a picture of the front of the t-shirt that we received:
The family sported other Canes gear as our race gear. This was fully intended as a fun run - I only planned to run at the same pace as my wife and we'd finish together as a family. I jogged with the stroller so my wife could run her best race.
We lined up near the back since we had a stroller. The Canes players were cheering us on as we started and then I suppose they walked behind the rest of the group. Don't think they finished, they probably slipped back into the arena.
The race course was pretty simplistic as it circled PNC Arena. There were some inclines here and there, but since it was only 5k distance, it didn't bother me. We only stopped once. The downhill portion was towards the end of the race and we did push it a bit at the finish. We finished in less than 36 minutes, just slightly faster than the 12 minute pace. My wife was pretty pleased with her finish considering she hasn't been training as long. I felt absolutely fine and certainly could have gone faster if I wanted to do my own thing. No regrets though, I was happy to finish as a family.
Post race, there was a breakfast prepared for us. I had some french toast sticks, orange slices, banana, a yogurt smoothie and gatorade.
This race was supposed to be a partial prep for a 5 miler on Thanksgiving that ended up not working out. Either way, this was an enjoyable race and I'm glad I participated. Onto the next one!
It was cool enough that my wife was concerned about what the kids would be wearing and if they'd have a blanket on during the run. We arrived early enough to get the running stroller tires pumped and to listen to John Forslund introduce most of the 2017-2018 Carolina Hurricanes team to the attendees.
I picked up our race tags the day before. The swag was pretty simplistic - we received a short sleeve t-shirt and a voucher to go to a future home game. Now that I think about it, I never cashed in on those vouchers..better get to it before I miss my chance.
Here's a picture of the front of the t-shirt that we received:
The family sported other Canes gear as our race gear. This was fully intended as a fun run - I only planned to run at the same pace as my wife and we'd finish together as a family. I jogged with the stroller so my wife could run her best race.
We lined up near the back since we had a stroller. The Canes players were cheering us on as we started and then I suppose they walked behind the rest of the group. Don't think they finished, they probably slipped back into the arena.
The race course was pretty simplistic as it circled PNC Arena. There were some inclines here and there, but since it was only 5k distance, it didn't bother me. We only stopped once. The downhill portion was towards the end of the race and we did push it a bit at the finish. We finished in less than 36 minutes, just slightly faster than the 12 minute pace. My wife was pretty pleased with her finish considering she hasn't been training as long. I felt absolutely fine and certainly could have gone faster if I wanted to do my own thing. No regrets though, I was happy to finish as a family.
Post race, there was a breakfast prepared for us. I had some french toast sticks, orange slices, banana, a yogurt smoothie and gatorade.
This race was supposed to be a partial prep for a 5 miler on Thanksgiving that ended up not working out. Either way, this was an enjoyable race and I'm glad I participated. Onto the next one!
