Runnin’ of the Green (Island) 4M

This was the first year that I signed up for Runnin’ of the Green (Island) 4 mile race. After hearing about how it sells out super fast and how a ton of my running friends were running it, the decision was made!

Nice try photobombing, Chris! I put on all the green I owned and off I went to Green Island. We picked up Christine and we drove to the race start and got some sweet parking since we got there early.

Turns out (almost) everyone I know from running was here.

After getting our bibs and catching up with friends, it was time to head to the race start!

I had no goals for this race, so I stayed with Christine and our other friend Meredith who was on our Ragnar team last fall. (Yay turtles!). We stayed at around a 10:30 pace for the whole race, and I enjoyed the scenery and chatted the whole time. It was low key and a ton of fun.

It was a cloudy day. It looks gloomy but the temperatures were in the high 40s, perfect running weather, and a nice break from the bitter cold we’ve been having all winter.

Runnin’ of the Green was one of the most fun races I’ve ran in a long time! After the solitude of the Winter Series, it was nice to finally run a bigger race with friends.

4M in 42:11

After the race, we enjoyed a brunch at a local diner in Lansingburg. It was delicious and hit the spot!