5K race in Seattle this morning. It was HOWLING wind in Bellingham all night, and was still howling when I left for Seattle at 6am. By race time, though, it was calm at Greenlake Park, clear skies, and 51 degrees! Oh my, all I brought was 39 degree clothes. That was my first mistake. I figured that I would just be really warm for about 20 minutes and then it would be over. But really, I was WAY to warm and don't think I ran my best because of it. Finish time was 23:21, not my best for sure. But a really fun race nonetheless. As soon as the race was over, the wind began to howl in Seattle, and they had to quickly take down tents and displays as things were blown all around the park. The rain started, and my friend Aeron and I did not even wait for awards, just hopped in the car and headed up to Steven's Pass, about 2 hours away for an afternoon of skate skiing. We left without eating or getting any post race coffee, so we stopped in a small town about an hour away, Monroe, at a the first roadside espresso stand we saw. It was called Cowgirls Espresso. I pulled into the drive up lane, and was kinda surprised to see the barista dressed in her underwear. Nice underwear, but still. I asked her if she always made drinks in her underwear and she said she does; all the baristas there do. I thought it was terribly funny, but my friend thought it was terrible. The coffee was not very good either! Skate skiing was nice at Stevens. I took a lesson for one hour and got a few pointers to work on. The instructor called me "advanced", and I told him that I learned everything I know from u tube. He was impressed ; ) After skating, the long drive back to Bellingham, arriving at 7pm, dropped Aeron off, then stopped by my house, collected my cats, and headed up to our Glacier cabin, 45 minutes away. I got there just in time for dinner, which was great, because all I ate all day was apples, nut bars, and the terrible Cowgirl coffee. The not so great part was that my husband had invited 10 people for dinner, and I showed up in my multi sport attire and very tired, so I am sure I was not such great company. Fun day! Another 5K soon to work on my 21:30 goal time. Edit: 24:14 finish time official.
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