2012 Shamrock Run

Yesterday was the 2012 Shamrock Run in Kingston! After having fun at this race last year, Heather and I decided we would run it again! This time, a few others joined us! Heather, Emily, Alicia, my sister and I joined us and we drove down to Kingston for the festivities.

I even ran into my friend Krista! You might remember that she ran the Diva Half Marathon with me back in October.

There were over 6,000 people running the Shamrock Run. It was way more crowded than I remember from last year. We waited for a half hour just to get our bibs and shirts, and that was a little bit annoying.

Anyway, the race was fun as usual.

I even saw a guy running with a giant glass of Guinness.

My sister’s goal was to run the two miles in 20 minutes. She wanted to keep up with me and Krista.

Before I knew it we were racing down the hill to the finish!

We finished just under 20 minutes, which was Julie’s goal! Yes!!

After we walked up to the community center to get our green bagels and Keegan Ales beer!

I had some Mother’s Milk…a delicious dark beer. Yum!

This picture makes me realize I should never smile without an open mouth, it just looks weird!

I also ended up running into my friend Laura who ran with us last year, too! It was so fun.

Anyway, after finishing our beer and bagels, we headed back the two mile walk back to the car and got to see the St. Patty’s Day Parade go by as we walked. It was nice. And the weather was so warm, it was perfect.

It was another fun Shamrock Run in Kingston!