The Inaugural Tooth Fairy 5k

Have you ever seen a grown man dress up as the tooth fairy (other than on TV)? what about multiple grown men, women of all ages and adorable toddlers too? Well, I had the chance to run with a multitude of tooth fairies this past weekend in the Inaugural Tooth Fairy 5k and 1k fun run. All proceeds benefited children's dental health at the Free Clinic of Simi Valley.

I am happy to say that I finished the 5k in 27:19! My fastest time since high school! Since that was more than half my life ago, so I get to start over and make it a PR? I actually have no idea what my PR is, though I know it's 24 minutes, no idea about that seconds. I placed 3rd in my age group, so I stuck around and got the medal. It was also my first race running 4 my buddy Connor :)

I had some coffee and pecan pumpkin oatmeal for breakfast - so I was all fueled up. I probably could have hydrated up a bit more, but overall, I think I was well prepared. All the race adrenaline hit and I ran the first mile at 8:07. My goal was an average pace of 9:30, so I far exceeded that!

For an inaugural run, it was well organized. It started on time, had a clear start/end line, the results were up quickly and the MC looked great in his fairy costume :) It was a quick course, though I don't usually enjoy having to do two loops, this wasn't so bad. I love when they have fresh oranges at the finish, so I was happy! The 1k race was my favorite part though - the kids running as little tooth fairies was adorable!

Things that might make it a bit better next year? Signs for parking, a route map ahead of time and some way to separate the folks coming into the finish line from those finishing their first lap. I had to dodge quite a few people and a dog as I made it to the finish line! But overall, everyone was friendly, the race ran smoothly and I had a great time. I'll definitely be back :)