The Kentucky Derby Marathon/miniMarathon.
This is the race that I registered for... only to see 10 minutes later that I had a wedding already booked.
Oops.
Luckily, they gave me a refund & I was angry for missing this race.
This would have been my 6th medal for this race.
I hate skipping dates in medals.
So I've been sad about missing this race....
That is, until I saw the forecast for the race.
Windy, cold, rain.
Oh snap...
all of a sudden, I'm not too sad I'm going to be missing the race.
But, I'll have to deal with the weather myself with a bride & groom wanting beautiful pictures on a day that isn't going to be beautiful.
& by 4pm, there's a chance of 60mph winds & tornados.
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| Probably me tomorrow with a camera in my hand instead of Toto |
I think I'd rather run in rain....
Anyways - good luck to all my Kentucky buddies running the race.
Remember your hat.
No cotton.
Layers.
& just enjoy that finish line.
Heck - all of those suggestions would work for me & my wedding too...
Here's to all of us tomorrow!
Have fun at the wedding. Windy cold weather and a race = not a fun combo
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a challenge :)
DeleteHmm, i'm thinking you shouldn't wear a hat tomorrow, it might blow off...lol. But go ahead and wear cotton, that would be comfy!
ReplyDeleteI do remember when you signed up for this race and then found out you couldn't do it. I felt so bad for you. Actually you have got me more interested in this race and I may put it on my list of one's to do some day. Perhaps we would run it together sometime. Have a good weekend with your bride and groom. I'm sure you will find a way to get beautiful pictures regardless of the nasty weather!
I want to run this marathon one day! I remember when you told us about the registration then the wedding error. Well hopefully, your wedding turns out great. Your a good photographer so I have no doubt! Plus isn't it a rule of thumb that clouds make for better people pictures anyway? I can't remember where I heard that from, in fact it may have been you:)
ReplyDeleteThis race looks very interesting. I think I may need to put it on my list. I opted not to run a half tomorrow that I've run the past two years. I'm a little bummed I won't get this year's medal. But, I will run a local 5k instead. Hopefully the wedding will be before the bad weather!
ReplyDeleteYou should totally put it on your list!!!
DeleteI'm heading out to the start line in a few minutes!! It'll be my 2nd half, first one on this course, first one in the rain and first one while also fighting a cold!! Woot woot!! Good luck with your photos - hopefully the afternoon forecast was over-hyped. The bride and groom will remember this day no matter what the weather. ;)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great race - despite all of the conditions!!!
DeleteHad an official PR! I think the rain encouraged me to keep moving and get it over with at the end when it really started coming down. I was tired of dodging puddles. :) Woke up the next morning and decided I'll sign up for it again next year, now that I know what to expect on the route. Great spectator-participation! Hope the wedding went well and the rain held off for you.
DeleteDate conflicts are a bummer. At least they refunded your money. I'd like to do this one someday.
ReplyDeleteAhhh I totally forgot about this! One of my really good friends ran. I hope you had fun, tornado-free time at the wedding although I bet that would have made for some great pics. :) Running in those conditions would definitely be not so fun.
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