Day 1,931: Beat the Street for Little Feet 5K (Kiernan's first 5K)

It's safe to say I did everything I could to make sure we didn't run in this race. We'd signed up because we loved the Pete the Cat T-shirts from last year's race.

So even with a 24-day-old baby, we knew we had to participate, showing up this morning with our jogging stroller and baby. He was the only kid to be in an infant car seat attached to the stroller.

I deliberately wore brand-new running shoes that had not even been walked in. I also wore a shirt that would be warmer than needed for running.

When the race started, something interesting happened that I think it's fair to say has never happened to either one of us.

We were dead last.

And I'm not just talking about people in strollers. There was no one behind us. So when we neared the edge of the park, I really wanted for us to cut down the side street, hide our race bibs and go home.

But instead ... we ran.

Although we've run with the baby in Piedmont Park, I wasn't sure how the city's roads would be to a running stroller. The recommended age for running with a kid in a stroller is eight months.

But it turned out amazingly well. I felt super fresh and we blew by people up the first double or triple hill leading to Mile 1.

Mile 2 came super quickly and we still were passing people. It was surreal to see people really struggling to make pace.

When we returned to the PATH, I knew the race would be over in a half mile. There was a dude just in front of me, I ran up toward him, knowing that he'd try to run faster.

I was hoping he'd kick and then I would just ignite the jets and leave him in the dust. But when he kicked, my normal pace just outgained him. At the end of the race, the wife, who was pushing the stroller, also passed him.

We finished in 30:26, which is slow, but we didn't really start running until .2 of a mile into the race. I felt like I had a lot in the tank.

I didn't expect this to be a warmup kind of a race but it made me feel good where our running is at.

Time: 8 a.m.
Temp: 50 degrees
Gear: Long-sleeved T (Braves), shorts, Nike Air Pegasus+ 28/A.