5k or Cow Herding???

We have had a fantastic 4th of July weekend. We had so much fun with my family. My grandparents even came out from California. There is much blogging to come from the fun and crazy things that happened this weekend. Trust me, it will take a week to do it blogging justice.

What would the 4th of July weekend be without running the Freedom Festival 5k? I can't even count how many times I have run this race (I have a drawer full of T-shirts, perhaps I could count). We woke up at 5:15am to get ready and feed Anna so we could all be down in Provo by 7am for the start of the race. Too bad we didn't bring a camera with us on the race, it was absolutely NUTS! There were so many people (not to mention that Captain America and Uncle Sam on Tall Tall stilts showed up too). I was worried that Devin wouldn't even be able to move pushing Anna in the stroller. I have been in some crowded races but this was ridiculous. I now know what a cow feels like. It took until we reach University Avenue before things thinned out a bit. I spent most of the race trying to just move around people.
Needless to say, it is still one of my favorite races to run. You get to watch all the cool hot air balloons as you are waiting for the race to start. You run the parade route and see all the crazy people who camp out over night. The weather is usually perfect. It is just a great way to start off the 4th of July.
We had lots of fun running. Even though the race was way crowded I was able to shave another 29 seconds off my 5k time and end up with 9th place in my age division.