Spontaneous Racing

This morning I was on my way to my usual morning workout then while eating breakfast I was browsing raceplace magazine and saw an 5k run that was going to start near sea world in an hour. I quickly finished my breakfast and rushed out the door to participate in Jaimee's Run hosted by the twin sisters of the Running Skirts company. I arrived 40 minutes before the start so I had just enough time to register and get warmed up to run. The race started right on time with a few hundred participants. I felt good right off the line at a pace of 5:40. I stayed in front of the pack the entire race. By the time I reached the turnaround point I felt good so I held my pace and finished first place with a time of 17:40. The best part is I won a free pair of shoes! I'm glad I chose to race at the last minute rather than my original plan of running 5 miles at the golf course today.