Gina's Last 5k as a Vanderwert

Just a little something non-triathlon related :)

Today I threw a bridal shower/bachelorette party for my friend Gina. It was a little different from the normal girls night out- it was a 5k followed by breakfast!

So, I had to trick Gina into meeting me for a "workout". I told her I had this serious workout to do and I had to have a partner. We were to pace the first mile of a 5k at 10 seconds higher than what we wanted to average. For the second mile, we were to take turns drafting off of each other to learn to stay on someone's shoulder. And for the last mile, we were to focus on passing the person in front of us over and over again- counting how many people we passed. I told her I absolutely could not do this on my own, but I promised to take her out for breakfast if she would please help me. (PS, I just made this workout up, and I think I like it! We may really have to try it sometime!)

She was so pumped and showed up ready for the 5k. Well, when we got there, surprise!!!! Her girlfriends were all waiting for her- wearing pink and silver (her colors) and ready to...ummm....walk. It was so funny and cute when Gina turned to me and said, "So we aren't racing?" She had the biggest look of disappointment on her face! What a competitor! But, she loved that we were all there to have fun with her!





By the way, walking a 5k is hard. It was so hot, and I was out there forever! At one point I realized I would normally have been finished with the 5k, and I wasn't even half way done! It was super fun, though, and Gina was such a good sport. We followed it up with some mimosas, bloody's, and breakfast at my house.

It was such a good-spirited, girly thing to do. I hope Gina enjoyed it. We are all very happy for Gina and Matt!