It was a big weekend in the Galbreath family. I ran my second mini-marathon, we attended the annual Planned Parenthood of Indiana Gathering of Goddesses and Gods fundraiser event and we planted some lovely flowers with Mama K for Mother's Day.So, the fun began Friday night with a little pasta get together hosted by a fellow-runner and friend, Sonia. It's always good to carb-load with a good excuse. Then it was early to rise on Saturday morning (very early, 5am to be exact), as the race hosts/geniuses moved the start time up this year to 7:30am. This is entirely too early for so many reasons, but I digress.
Earliness aside, the star of race day wasn't Festus Langat, the Kenyan who won the race for the second year in the row, rather, it was the wind. 30 mph winds at the start added to the fun of it being only about 40 degrees. It was brutal in the beginning. Carrie, my running buddy, and I decided we'd be content to finish with the same time as last year given the gusts. Our goal up until Friday had been 2:15. Well, we finished in 2:15:28, making our goal and cutting 12 minutes off of our time from last year. We were psyched! Thankfully, the wind was at our back coming out of the beautiful Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and stayed at our backs for the last 4 grueling miles. For those of you who have never run the mini, the track is probably the most famous part of the course, but it's also the toughest in some ways - it's exciting to run around the track, don't get me wrong, but after about 2 miles, you just wonder if it will ever end.Overall, a great race. I'm so glad it's over.
Just a few hours later, Aaron and I were all gussied up for the PPIN benefit. I was honored to serve as the chair of the promotions committee this year, and I am so proud to have been a part of this important event. Proceeds from this important even provide health services for low income women and men across Indiana.
Joined by Carie Newbur
n and Don and Gay Murphy (great friends), I squeezed my an
gry feet into some heels and off we went. We had a blast, finishing off the evening at Birdies with more friends. Needless to say, it was a long (and fun) day. You can actually see me becoming more and more tired in the photos as the evening goes on :-)For Mother's Day, we traveled t
o Muncie to visit Mama K and plant some lovely flowers. We also indulged in a comical photo session, the results of which are too funny to even post. Who knew we could make such hysterical faces? It was a wonderful day for all of us. Of course, the weather YESTERDAY was perfect!We missed Mom G yesterday, but thought of her often. Aaron will be making a trip up next weekend to give her a big, belated Mom's Day hug.
All in all, a fun-filled, jam packed weekend. As I write this, I'm still trying to figure out why I didn't take today off. :-)
Love to all!
