I don’t know what was more exciting: Running in Harpoon Brewery‘s 9th annual 5 mile race or wearing our team t-shirts for the world to see!
I ate a Blueberry Raspberry Bran muffin before leaving for Harpoon Brewery.
We arrived at 9 for the 10 am race so there was plenty of time for pictures.
What?!?! Jared and I are never on time for anything so this was amazing.
“If you brew it, we will run”
Great beer decorations!
Knee socks were an optional part of the team uniform. 
Our 2nd year running the Harpoon 5 Miler together.
The starting area was really small. We were pushed forward to the 7 minute mile pace and ended up being passed by quite a few people. I wasn’t upset: More people passing by meant more people saw my awesome t-shirt!
A warning for the residents of South Boston?
The race was out to Castle Island and back. Even though it wasn’t overly sunny while we ran, it was still hot and muggy. Good preparation for our night race in Disney this fall.
At least there weren’t thunder storms! I was nervous, but by race time, the rain had passed. (And by the time we crossed the finish line, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day!)
I didn’t wear my Garmin because I wasn’t running this race for time. I didn’t run with Jared during the Shape Up RI Half Marathon so I promised to stay with him during this race.
He had been having various leg pains over the past few weeks so he really needed encouragement to get through this race.
Jared did great! We took 1 short walking break during a water stop and then jogged our way back to the Brewery. We held hands when we crossed the finish line! Awww. 
After chugging water and changing into flip flops , I was ready for some lunch. Bertucci’s provided salad and pasta.
Oh yeah, I had some beers too! 
I enjoyed a refreshing UFO White and a UFO Raspberry.
Promise my friends and me some beers and we’ll run just about anywhere.
COMMENTS
10 Comments
1. Shannon
June 6th, 2010 04:58 AM
What a fun race! I love running by the water
2. Helen
June 6th, 2010 04:59 AM
Congrats Melissa, your t-shirts look amazing. It is so cute that you stuck with Jared throughout the race and held hands at the end – this brought a smile to my face!!
3. Kim
June 6th, 2010 07:48 AM
Good blog….appears like there you had a great time. Were you the last 2 from the group to come in. T’s looked awesome.
4. Shelley
June 6th, 2010 09:08 AM
congrats! & sooo so cute that you held hands through the finish line
that is awesome. yummmy fries haha
5. Heather
June 6th, 2010 10:26 AM
Love the shirts! Looks like a great day – lucky for you the rain held out – it was nasty t-storms here!
6. Kelly
June 6th, 2010 12:42 PM
Looks like fun and I love the shirts!
7. Abby
June 6th, 2010 12:58 PM
Bahahahaha I love those shirts! AND THE SOCKS! We need to run together and make awesome team uniforms!
8. BostonRunner
June 6th, 2010 01:48 PM
love the t-shirts! Looks like a really fun race!
9. Kelly
June 6th, 2010 07:34 PM
Haha I was totally hoping to see you last Tuesday- but the girls told me you were working. Boo! Who needs work?
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