I survived the heat!

This past weekend was a very active weekend in the Shepler household! On Saturday morning my parents and I (and the dog) got up and out of the house at 6am to drive to Bonham, TX because my parents were part of a bike ride and I was going to cheer them on (and take care of the dog)! I was really excited for them and very happy to support them... until about 5 minutes after they crossed the starting line and I realized it would be 3 HOURS before I saw them (their moto when it comes to "racing" is "we'll get there when we get there!") Luckily I had brought some yarn and a crochet hook so I was able to stay occupied :) Duncan and I tried to walk around a little bit, but he got tired pretty quick so we'd come back to the chairs and he would sleep. My parents said the route was really challenging and they were just happy to finish! But I was really proud of them and I think they did great! :)

Sunday morning I had signed up for a 5k that was connected to the Plano Balloon festival that is literally in my parents back yard! So we got up early again and got to the field in time to see the balloons blowing up and launching before the race.  There was also a half marathon that left an hour before the 5k which at the start line I was thinking "I totally could have done that... " But once the sun came up fully I was REALLY happy I decided to stick with the 5k! lol! Considering that my training over the last few weeks had been at the park in Lyngby where there is PLENTY of shade and the high was only in the upper 60's the change in environment was pretty severe and I was completely unprepared!

The course was actually really nice and flat and if it weren't for the sun beating down and the HEAT I would have probably had really good time. But I had forgotten that half of the course was out in the open and there was ZERO shade to be found for the last mile or so, but thankfully I had brought a small bottle of water with me which was good and I only slowed down to take a sip a couple times so overall I was really happy with the race :) I finished in about 36 minutes so not setting any speed records, but it was a nice fun run! :) And I have another race bib for my collection! :)

 After the race they had a breakfast area set up for the runners and I had grabbed a little bottle of water, 2 bananas, a couple slices of bacon, orange juice and coffee and was heading back to find my parents when I saw one of the half marathon runners pretty much collapse in front of me!! He didn't pass out, but he knelt to the ground and was not looking so good so I went over and asked if I could bring him anything and he asked for juice first so I handed him my orange juice and then I gave him my extra banana because he said his calf was cramping up, by this time one of the actual medical people had spotted him and was bringing some ice compacts and towels so I asked if he needed anything else and he said no so I got out of the way for the medics to help but it was really crazy! I felt so bad for him! (But part of me wanted to ask "well WHY did you run so fast??? lol! Slow Down!!!" But I didn't think that's what he wanted to hear at that time lol!)

Other than that, I'm really enjoying my time in Dallas and I have LOVED seeing my friends and family, its been soooo nice to spend time with everyone again! :)

XOXO

Joy