Spectating My First Race

In the past 3 years I’ve been running, I’ve ran 44 races. That is CRAZY. And in all that time I have never spectated a race! Well, today that changed.

My friend Caitlyn ran the Joann & Nancy 5K Race for Early Detection in Central Park in Schenectady today and I went a long to watch her run and cheer on the other runners!

I went to the starting line with her and watched them take off!

GO Caitlyn!

I walked to the other side of the park and caught them running around the lake.

Here comes Caitlyn, running strong!

Then I waited at the finish line and saw the male and female winners finish. It was exciting! It was a small, hometown race and both the winners were local.

Then, I saw Caitlyn.

She did a GREAT job, finishing in 27:35. She told me this was her fastest 5K, so she PRed! I’m so proud of her!

Spectating was so fun, since it wasn’t a crowded race it was easy to spot her during the run. I got to hang out a chill at the starting line watching the finishers. It was a nice change of pace from running the race. It did feel kind of weird, though! But I’d love to spectate more races, maybe even volunteer at one soon!

After the race, I suggested we get some food at one of my favorite local bakeries, All Good Bakers.

We both split one of their amazing vegan cinnamon buns.

Ah, heaven on a plate.

I was starving, so I ordered the mutli-beast, a club sandwich with seitan.

It was made with their roasted garlic sourdough…I ended up buying a day-old loaf of it on sale for $2, quite a steal. It’s so good!

Another delicious, locally made meal at one of my favorite places! Caitlyn really enjoyed it there too. We’ll definitely be back!