5K Night Beach Run

2 of my sisters and I decided to run a 5k together.

It's on the beach, in Galveston at night, so it sounded

like it would be really cool.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Running in sand is HARD.

The race was supposed to start at 9pm, but we

didn't get to start running til 10pm!!

So it was after 2am before I got home!

Andrea, Manda, & Me before the race

We had to wait in line forever just to get our 

chips and numbers!  

I think I heard them say there were over 1400 runners.

Before: Pre-sweaty, without red faces, & full of energy!

We had to run with headlamps because it was 

pitch black!

Headlamp or not, I still tripped in 3 holes!

Running in sand is not what I expected...

I had piles of sand in my shoes as I ran, which is not fun! 

I may as well have been running in Gak.

I was only 15 min slower than the last 5k I ran, but

it felt like an eternity!

But overall we still had fun running together,

with the waves on our side and the smell of the ocean.  

And the smell of the BBQ they were cooking

for us after the race was a great motivator!

After: Sweaty, RED face, & messy hair

Me & Andrea

Andrea did great for her 1st 5k

Manda & Me

The 3 oldest Hawsey girls

It was midnight before we were able to leave!

No training, no prep, and the only

 previous exercise I had was my

 cage fitness class, but I made it! Yay!

Next 5k I do....NO SAND!