While many runners were gearing up for the MCM marathon last weekend or readying for NYC this weekend, I was having a fabulous time at a hometown local 5 K race.
This past Sunday I participated in the Monster Dash 5k and had an absolute blast. It had been a while since I’d done a 5k race and I had absolutely no pace goals at all. What?? Yes true, no pace goal at all! You see, after nursing plantar fasciitus all spring and summer, I have slowly built my longer runs back up with no foot pain. I know that building my pace and distances back slowly is the only way I can stay injury free.
As you all know, sitting on the sidelines is no fun at all and I do not plan on doing that again anytime soon. Back to goals-my goal for Sunday was simply to JUST RUN & HAVE FUN. Wow that fact alone took off all the pressure and anxiety I often feel before a race.
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In fact I was so relaxed that I started the weekend off Friday night with our new monthly Happy Hour Beer Run. I never run at night and never would have gone if I was doing a “real race”.
This was a costume race so naturally I went with super girl :). If you are looking for a running costume, there are tons on Etsy that are very reasonably priced.
I love how the cape was blowing! I was fortunate enough to meet up with my MRTT friend, Laura, who is nursing her own injury, and was running with her little cutie today. The look of love and joy on both of their faces was priceless. JUST RUN & HAVE FUN
I also “ran” into one of the girls on my Girls on The Run team who was running today’s 5k to practice for our actual 5k in 4 weeks. I LOVE THAT! How inspiring that the girls are taking their training seriously and working towards their goals. I am just thrilled! 
One of the many great things about Moms Run This Town is that you are pretty much guaranteed to bump into other members at races. Today I “ran” into 2 of the Chapter Leaders from another nearby chapter and had the opportunity to race with them. We chatted about our chapters and before we knew it, the finish line was before us. JUST RUN & HAVE FUN
JUST RUN & HAVE FUN
Do you ever race just for the “fun” of the run?
Linking up with Ann Marie, Nicole, Michelle & Angelina Marie
I love the SuperGirl costume! I saw it on your Instagram earlier 🙂 I’ll be doing a local turkey trot on Thanksgiving day. My first time doing a stand-alone running race since St. Patrick’s Day. I bet I have a sparkly skirt that could be used to commemorate the occasion (although at this stage my 12 year old thinks I am embarrassing if I wear stuff like that!)
I think everything we do is embarrassing to our teens!! I hope you have fun at your turkey day race and enjoy the run!
How much well… fun! I have done a race just for fun and it is quite refreshing! Kind of brings the joy back into it! So glad you had a good time and were able to run it.
Exactly! Sometimes people forget about the reason they started running 🙂
Love this- how fun!!! Your costume is awesome!
Thanks! Enjoy the run!
Awwww, I love the pictures! You lookin’ super gurl! 😉 So happy to see you had a blast! love it!
Thanks it was fun!
I’ve always wanted to do a fun costume race! Unfortunately we don’t have anything like that here 🙁 I really want to do one of the princess ones in Disneyland 🙂
Disney races are on my bucket list too! Costumes are fun sometimes
First off, I am loving the blog changes! Very streamlined look 🙂 What a fun race! You look amazing as Super Girl!
Thanks friend 🙂
I definitely just run for fun…. I did a Chardonnay 5K with some girlfriends…most of my friends don’t run, but they were happy to that one with me… and we had a great time ….there was the chardonnay, the photo ops, so many cute wine/run outfits… Love your costume… and running is supposed to be about having fun, about feeling free like a kids, so that should be everyone’s number one goal as far as I’m concerned:)
I whole heartedly agree! Love the run 🙂
Racing for the fun of the run is the best kind of racing!! I’ve been meaning to sign up for a color run soon! And my husband absolutely loved the warrior dash!
I can’t believe I’ve never done a color run before!
Woo wee girly, just look at those leg muscles popping out on you! You look fabulous! It looks like you had a ball as you should, races like this are so much fun. I was able to participate in a “Boo Run” this past weekend too. I was a pirate, lol. What Etsy store are you referring to, I need to start looking at something for my marathon in Disney.
I think I just put in the search bar of Etsy-running costumes and a bunch came up. And Thanks for the leg compliment 🙂
I love that last photo of you guys! It looks like you’re all having so much fun 🙂
Thanks! We really did have a blast
Love the costume! I love races like that when you just go out for complete fun. It’s great to have goals but sometimes we just need to run for the love of it.
Exactly! Fun and stress free
Those pictures are great! Glad you had so much fun. I love to run for just fun!
Sometimes I forget about that!
You look great! It’s nice to run a race for fun, especially with people you know. I’m terrible at 5K’s so I tend to do as few of them as possible nowadays, lol.
They are not my strong point either but this time it was so much fun!
Those are some of the best runs, when there is no time goal and you can run a race and really enjoy for the love of running! Looks like a great time!
It really was! I need to do that more often
I love your costume!! What a fun race! Great post!
Thanks so much it was lots of fun!
Looks like an awesome race! I love your costume and I definitely like to do local 5Ks just for fun!
Thanks! Me too but I kind of get swept up in bigger races and forget sometimes
You are super woman!! Any fun themed race like this I run just for fun. Why be the jerk pushing past everyone when you can enjoy costumes and time with friends 🙂
Exactly! So much fun
Love your super girl costume! Sounds like a great run! Those are the best races when you don’t have a time goal but to just have fun and enjoy it!
Exactly! Sometimes it’s fun to just run for the fun of it
I love to Run and Have Fun, it’s the only way to do it! I was a South Dallas MRTT chapter leader until I moved to Austin. Love it!
Oh how great! Love love MRTT they are the best aren’t they?
LOVE the outfit. Also loving the new blog design!
thanks so much! me too
Ugh I’ve been dealing with plantar fasciitus too! So not fun!
Love your costume!
And MRTT is the best! Love my TX chapter!
Seriously mine came out of nowhere last winter and I was out for months. It is the worst and hard to get rid of for sure! Yes MRTT is the best ever
The fins runs are the best- no pressure! I think the Color Runs are good for that. Love the costume!
Thanks it was fun to wear it! I’ve never done a color run either but I want to
I LOVE your super girl costume, Deborah! How perfect for the occasion!
Thanks it was fun to wear!
Looks like a fun race! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you run in costume before! Cute!
Well only when I dress up as an MRTT chapter leader 🙂 It was a nice to surprise to run with them
I love your super girl costume! so fun! I like to run 5Ks too for the same reasons — no pressure – all fun! 🙂
Thanks and exactly yes!
what a great costume!!!! I do a lot of races for fun…especially 5K’s because it takes me at least that long to get warmed up 😉
ha me too that’s why I don’t usually do them!
I love your costume! Glad you are feeling better with your plantar fasciitus. Running for fun is sometimes way better than trying to PR.
Thanks I totally agree!!
Love love the outfit and I can’t wait to embarrass my teens someday! I think my 3 year old is already self conscious that I pick her up from preschool after a sweaty run!
Deborah, LOVE your costume!!
ah thanks it was fun to do something different
We had a great time seeing you!!!
It was fun we should do it more often!
Such cute costumes!! I am running a 5k on Saturday and I want to just run for fun and not have a time goal but it is so hard for me lol. I really shouldn’t have a time goal though considering I haven’t ran in 2 weeks!
It is hard to run without a time goal but it was so liberating! Hope you give it a try
I love your costume!! It looks like you had so much fun!
Thanks! You know I really did it was great!
My first 5K ever was this past August and it was the Insane Inflatable 5K, I chose it because I knew it was going to be crazy fun, but also because it wasn’t timed so it was just a run to run and I can’t wait to do it again!
That sounds like the perfect race for a first 5k. Running is supposed to be fun and you are supposed to want to come back for me right?
Your costume looks great and it sounds like you had a great time! Yay to not having to stress!
I know right! Thanks
I am not just saying this, but that is the cutest Supergirl costume I have ever seen! (On a side note, I saw there is a new Supergirl TV show, I missed, I must watch it:)
Back on subject, I just love small races like this. Years ago, I used to run small local 5k fun runs and halloween runs all the time, I have no idea why I quit doing them, when I can run regularly again, I really need to do some. Look at all the fun in your pictures, I am just missing out on awesome times like that by not entering small races!
I totally agree! Sometimes the smaller runs are the most fun and relaxed. I’ve got another one coming up next week so excited.
Looks like such a fun run. Usually anytime I dress up for a race(mostly Disney races), it is just for fun. I have no halloween races scheduled this yr. It is always a nice change of pace to run a race for fun rather than having a goal time in mind.
It really is isn’t it?! Have a great weekend 🙂
I told Erin and Amanda that I was just a little jealous that they got to run with you! 🙂
We had so much fun! You and I need a running date. Perhaps the day after you’ve run a marathon so I can keep up ?