by Isis on January 8, 2011
“Wake up babe, it’s time,” Lee says to me at 3am. Luckily I am a morning person and haven’t had morning sickness (knock on wood). Five minutes later I’m dressed and slabbing some peanut butter on a mini blueberry bagel. I was feeling good and ready to tackle the 13.1 that lay ahead of us. By 3:30am we were walking out the door to the bus stop and by 3:47am, we were on a bus to the start. The weather was fairly nice, not too cold but cold enough that I didn’t want to check my Running Couple sweatshirt. Unfortunately for us, we had to check our bag no later than 4:30am, leaving us a whole entire hour and 5 minutes to “chill out.”
Once at the starting coral, we were entertained with featured guests at the starting stage including: Jeff Galloway, Al Roker, Meredith Vieira, Natalie Morales, Minnie, Mickey, Goofy, Donald Duck and Disney race participants at Victory Base, Iraq! When the race director yelled go, fire works erupted and it was truly a magical experience!
What wasn’t so magical was having to stop to use the bathroom about .8 miles in and then EVERY single mile after that. Baby Hargrave was definitely bouncing around and directly on my bladder. Lee and I did stop at every water station to get plenty of water despite me not wanting to because I knew I’d have to go right away. Thank goodness there were as many porto-potties as there were (literally every mile) because I would have been going in the bushes otherwise.
Other than the potty breaks, we made a few stops to take pictures with some of our favorite characters and Cinderella’s Castle.
Lee and I walked it in finishing in roughly 3 hours and 10 minutes. We got our Duck Bling and then went straight to gear check to get our HoneyMilk!
Lee will be rocking the full marathon tomorrow and earning the Mouse Bling and then ultimately getting his Goofy Bling. This will be my last half marathon until after baby as I’ve reached the point where it no longer feels comfortable to run a long race. The bladder thing just got to me and I’m too competitive to walk. So until next time, have a great run and I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines!
by Team Hargrave on October 25, 2010
Friends of the River (By Lee)
We love Fort Worth and the city is only going to get better over the next couple of years thanks to the Trinity River Vision. Friends of the River run is just one of the many events held along the Trinity River involving the community to raise awareness and funds for the Trinity River Project. This race is not only a beautiful run, but it also has an amazing after party with over 30 local Fort Worth food vendors.
Isis had to work that night so I was running this race solo, a position I hadn’t found myself in for awhile. I decided I was going to blaze a trail for this 3.4 mile distance, but my diet during the day didn’t quite coorperate. I would strongly suggest that you not consume nothing but protein leading up to an evening race in 80+ degree heat. My meals of hard-boiled eggs, bacon, buffalo jerky, and pork tenderloin sat like a rock in my stomach…for the first two miles. Around mile two I threw up (for the first time in my running career), but managed to still finish in under 30 minutes. A success in my books!
Isis met me and the finish line village in the Luke’s Locker parking lot and we began our attack on the free food and beverages! I know we sampled almost every single vendor at least once, if not twice. They had a great band called Poo Live Crew that played top 40 hits and were very entertaining. This race or even party is something everyone in DFW has to do at least once. It’s such a great way to taste and see Fort Worth.
LMRA Cross Country 5k (By Isis)
On Saturday morning we headed to Lee’s old stomping ground, LMRA (Lockheed Martin Recreation Association). This race was brought to us by lululemon athletica’s Fort Worth Ambassador, Kristy Deavers. It was a unique race in the sense that it was cross country… don’t find a lot of that in Fort Worth.
Lee and I started the race together, but he ended up running the race with our good friend Dominique. You can find her recap by clicking here. They finished around 24 min. I ended up taking it a little easier and running it in about 35 min. It was a well run race and something we will definitely put on our calendar for next year!
