New Years Day 4 Mile Race

This morning I ran in a small 4 mile race to start off 2009. The proceeds went to the track and country programs at Black Hills State so it was for a good cause too. My friend, Lacey, and I did this event last year, but we just walked inside on the track as we weren't quite running yet, but this year, I decided to do the outdoor race. My goal for this year is to run in at least one race each month. I got January's out of the way quickly! The weather turned out to be pretty nice and was in the 20's with a little wind. I actually got a little hot during the race. It was supposed to be a 5K race, but the creek overflowed onto the bike path were the race was going to be held and now has a few inches of ice on it so they changed the course. We had the choice to run 2 miles or 4 miles and since I was already planning on doing 3 miles, I did the 4 miles. It was a pretty slow race for me; my time was 43:20 and I think a lot of it had to do with the roads being snow covered. Oh, and maybe because the whole month of December I didn't run much! :) I don't run very much outside in the winter to begin with so to try and run fast in the snow, didn't work so great for me. I felt like I was in slow motion the whole time and I was just one step away from slipping on the snow and getting injured. And I certainly didn't want to get hurt on the first day of the year! So, I took it pretty easy this time around. It was a really fun race and the 15 people that were there, were really great. Hopefully, they keep this event up and it brings in more people, because it was a wonderful way to start off 2009! Happy New Year!

Rapid City Rush Hockey!

For New Years Eve, Chris, the kids, and I all went to our first Rapid City Rush Hockey game. The game was a lot of fun and the Rush won 4-2 which Caiden was very happy about! He also liked the fighting that went on during the game. ;) There was a quite exciting moment when a puck was hit into the seats and after hitting the glass, it came down right onto Chloe's butt! She had been playing around in her seat and was facing the other way and she got nailed. But at least it was her butt and not her head or face! Hope you all had a very happy and safe New Years Eve! Happy 2009!