“There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward-the real reward is now!” ― Fred Rohe

 What a fantastic weekend! After all the hard work and training, it was Fargo weekend. We headed up on Thursday night and were able to relax before the races. 

Friday night was the 5K fun run. It was so hot out! 

All of us together before the start of the race. Such a great group of people to run with and support. 

I even got Rick to run the 5k with us. Running is not his favorite thing to do, but he did it! 

Rick and Jese ran the 5k together. 

Amy and I used the 5K as a shake-it-out run for Saturday. We ran together at a slow, easy jog. We had a lot of fun. 

Crossing the finish line at the 5K

Sporting our medals at the end of the race. 

Saturday was the big race day! We got a photo with the River Valley Race team members before the race. 

Waiting for the race to start. It was not too hot at the start, but the air quality was poor. A lot of smoke in the air from fires in Canada.    

 

Jese running the half marathon. 

Amy, running the half marathon

Carey, running the 10 K. He got his PR in the race.  I am so happy and proud of him. 

Jese, Carey, Amy, Logan, and Chelsea. We are missing Samantha from the picture after the race. We all look a little more tired after the race, but oh so happy! 

I was so happy with my results. I had hoped to finish around 2:15, and I did it. I struggled a little on miles 7-9, but then I got out of my head and finished up strong. Running is such a mind game; if you think you can do it, you can do it! 

The last half marathon I ran was in 2020. I did it virtually, and it was not a lot of fun. Running a long race with no support takes the joy out of it. I decided that I was done running long races. 

2025 came around, and I joined the River Valley Race Team. Running became fun again, and I started racing again. I never could have done it without the support of all of my teammates. The Fargo Race was so fun. The crowd support, the music along the route, the water stops, and all the support and encouragement from the runners around me.  

The picture above says it all, pure joy! 

Challenge yourself....

Sharon