Polar Bear run and Plunge

 This morning, Chad and Noel braved the cold, ran a 5K, and plunged into Horsetooth Reservoir. I went with to take pictures and video. As they got ready for the plunge, it was 26F outside with a water temperature of 34F. I don’t know how they did it. I was cold in all of my winter gear. 

Pirate 5K

 Yesterday, Chad, Noel, and I ran a Pirate 5k in Thornton. (It may not have been the best planning since Noel and I had just come home from camping for 3 days.) My main goal was to do better than I did during the relay on July 4 and not end up in last place. Thankfully, I accomplished both goals. Noel accomplished even more: a 3rd place finish for her age group. 

Today, I looked at the finish line pictures they took at the race. Mine is awful. I wore some shorts that were an unfortunate color. (Don’t worry I cropped out my bottom half for the blog.) Chad’s wasn’t bad. It is obvious he put his all into it. Noel on the other had looks great. She is actually smiling crossing the finish line. 

It is races like these that make me want to keep going. I’m going to be doing another one through this company in 2 weeks that I won in a drawing at this one. I really like the way this company organizes it’s races. I’m am more than happy to continue finding them as I work on this journey.