Happy Cinco De Mayo!!

This past Tuesday was Cinco De Mayo, and I celebrated by going to Hoboken for the Casual Tuesday's fun! The run was hosted by Hoka, and they showed us a great time!

My friend Christina did an awesome job promoting the event, and had a huge turn out so it was a great success! It was a hot, muggy day in the 80s which made it feel like mid summer outside!

Before we started the run, we were all offered the opportunity to try on a pair of Hokas during the run. I've always been interested in the brand because of the padding on the soles of their shoes, and I suffer from plantar fasciitis, so I'm always looking for some relief from that pain! The pair I was given were super comfy, but kinda felt like I was wearing moon shoes, personally I don't think the Hokas are appealing to the eye, but what they lack in design, they make up for with overall comfort.

For this run we headed out toward Weehaken which was new to me, it was a flat run, out and back totaling 4 miles.  I was also flattered when Christina asked if I could be her co-DJ and run with a speaker playing her playlist from SoundCloud. I was initially worried bc I'm not as fast of a runner as majority of the people there, but then Christina introduced me to a runner named Pearl, who was new to distance running, and was worried she'd be at the back of the pack. So I decided I would help pace her, and it worked out fine! We were actually joined in the back by a few of the faster guys on my team who were running leisurely that day, and together we ran and sang, and got a few good laughs from people we passed along the way. 

The two mile mandatory dance break was a huge hit this week, and pretty interesting, but nonetheless a fun mid run break! It got all of us motivated to head back to the running store, and the last two miles felt easier than the first! 

When we returned to the store we were greeted with tacos and margaritas! How awesome is that?!?!? Totally worth the 4 miles trek! As we enjoyed our drinks and tacos there were raffle prizes given out from Hoka, and then Christina broke out a piñata! A boombox piñata! She filled that sucker with candy and goodies us runners really didn't need but, could make an excuse and use as fuel! 

Going to Hoboken is so much fun! There's no pressure to be the best or the faster, the only thing required is doing the best you can to have fun! Christina is so motivating and inspiring it's hard not to feed off her energy when your around her! I'm not too sure when I can make it to Hoboken next because my boss is away for about a month and I have to cover her, and then I go on vacation, but I'm gonna try my best to make it out to Hoboken again.

Hoboken is always a blast, but spending time with my running family is worth the traveling to make some pretty stellar memories! 

Til next time, 

Xoxo 😘