Galaxy of Lights 5k

Well unfortunately I haven’t ran since before daylight savings since it’s been getting dark so early. My sister and I signed up for the Galaxy of Lights months ago although neither of us have been running as much as we’d like to. We knew it wouldn’t be our best but we were determined to run it. “Run” is hardly what we did…although we never did stop to walk. Running through the Galaxy of Lights at the local botanical gardens sounds like a great idea for a 5k but honestly I wasn’t able to enjoy the lights either years I’ve participated. The course is actually pretty tough with several inclines so I am always focused on my pace and breathing instead of the beautiful light displays. Although it was probably my worst 5k time (we don’t know our true time since we started closer to the back and it didn’t have chips) we know it wasn’t pretty but we finished! Kristen and I decided to walk back through the lights after the race so that we could actually enjoy them! I’m so glad we get to do these together! I love our bonding while getting healthy/fit! 🙂