RoadID, I never (color) run without it!

I've been trying to recover my right hamstring strain while keeping up with some running and other activity -mostly Zumba.  I haven't run very much and it's pretty painful when I do run.  Hopefully by not running much it will heal.  It's starting to feel better.  I only notice it when I run now.

This past Saturday morning there was a color run 5K in the city that I live in.  Most of my Zumba buddies were signing up and it was also located within walking distance of my house at the Bridge and Port recreation trails that I run often.  I woke up later than I meant to and had to hop into my clothes and head over not long after I got out of bed.  Thankfully the sunshine and gentle breeze off the St. Lawrence river blew the sleep out of my brain and I quickly perked up.  Like the Color Me Rad run in Syracuse last month my Zumba instructor did a pre-race warm up for the crowd.

I decided to jog the run and set out stiffly and slowly.  My heart wasn't really into it and the path wasn't very wide and dodging the walkers was a bit tedious because I had to keep running off the path into the grass at the sides.  People looked to be having a good time and near the end Tom and the boys strolled up to watch the proceedings and met me at the finish line.  We hung out for a little bit letting the kids run around and then headed home.  I took a much needed shower and a great day of outdoor activity (the weather was amazing) continued.

I was pretty covered in green to be sure.  I had to wash  my face off right away because the powder they used burned my eyes.

My toes got a bit blue! 

Soap box time!

If you are a runner/biker/walker you should really think about getting yourself (and all the people you love) a RoadID.  They are inexpensive and easy to wear.  I wear mine all of the time.  When I'm out with my boys I feel safer knowing if something happened to me someone would call Tom -quickly.  I have Tom as my ICE contact in my phone, but I also have it password protected... FAIL.  Also, it is likely that my phone would get smashed or thrown if I was in some sort of pedestrian/vehicle accident.  I have the slim and it has my full name and birth year at the top.  The next three lines are the phone numbers for my husband, parents, and my running buddy Jacki.  Below that you can put a mantra or allergies.  Mine is reserved for allergies.  Check it out!  There are lots of options.  I do suggest the ID bracelet because EMTs are trained to look for medical bracelets and sometimes shoes come off in accidents (there is a shoe charm tag).