I look forward to Go!’s Halloween 10k every year, it is so fun to get dressed up and to run in a race on a brisk Fall morning. I rarely dress up on Halloween, because I am so focused on the kids costumes, but this is when *I* get to have fun and dress up! Brian usually dresses up, too and does the race with me, which is super sweet of him… he is more of a meat head (weights), so running isn’t something he gets excited about like me. 
So, this year Miss Autumn helped me pick out my costume, she wanted her Momma to be SMURFETTE! So, Smurfette I was!!!
I even sported some Smurfette knee highs. I will say, they are not as comfy, supportive and sweat resistant as my normal running socks… but, for a Halloween 10k, they were quite sweet!
Brian and I are so horrible at being on time. I thought the race started at 7:00 a.m. (that was the 5k!) and so when we left the house at 7:45 a.m., we knew we would be late starting the race… BUT, then I realized the race really didn’t start until 7:30 a.m., so we got there a little early. WHHhhHHhhhew!
So, how did I do? Well, I didn’t train specifically for this 10k, because I am in Week 10 of 12 weeks of half marathon training. But… somehow I did completely awesome. I really surprised myself, because the race was really congested the first mile or two and I knew I was running a little slow… but, I really picked up the pace once I got through and… well, I PR’ed WAYYY past my best time for a 10K.
Above you’ll see the map… I actually ran the fastest the last full mile of the race and my average pace was 9:04 a mile. The course was different this year, we got to run RIGHT ALONG side the arch and the riverfront!
Here are my stats:
Finishing Time: 56:43
Overall: 440 out of 1,950
Female: 206th out of 1383
Age Group: 38 out of 259
Last year I did really bad on the 10k, so I will not repeat my time… but, I ran while sick. 
But, my best 10k time is 1:05:42.. so, I shaved off quite a lot of minutes this year. I am the most excited about having a time under 1 hour! Yes!!! I can’t tell you how proud I am of myself… I still can’t believe it. 
If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that Brian dressed up as Gargamel. He even had a magic wand, you can’t really see it in this picture.
My medal
Here is my bib and the awesome shirt they gave us, I didn’t wear it… but, I will later! I love that it is a light grey and breathable material.
Ok, so NOW… are you ready for a costume recap from years past????
2010 (FIRST year!) – Black Cat
2011 – Sookie Stackhouse
2012 – Cow Girl
2013 – Smurfette
What will next year bring??? Happy Weekend!
