Steelers Gatorade 5K (AKA Pittsburgh Day Trip #2)

Race Day

     Saturday we got up before the sun to get ready for our drive to Pittsburgh. We were out the door before 5am to meet Froggie's God parents and head south. The drive was pretty uneventful, Froggie slept the whole way there and Big Brother slept intermittently until we got into the city.
     We arrived at the beginning of the registration window and got our packets before heading into the stadium. It was pretty amazing to be able to hang out in the stadium without being a sardine. We behaved like your typical tourist and took a bunch of pictures.

First time in the stadium as a family

Big Brother in the stadium

Froggie woke up to enjoy the stadium

The kids and I in the stadium

Froggie and her God Father

Froggie and her God Mother

     I took Big Brother in to go potty and ran into my cousin and aunt so then we spent some time talking to the rest of my family members who were there and noticed Steely McBeam (the Steelers' mascot) so my cousin took a picture of Big Brother and I with him (after my family got their pictures taken with him first).

Steely McBeam, Big Brother and I

     When I was getting ready to head back out into the stadium I noticed my friend Chrissy so we chatted briefly and took pictures. You should check out her Facebook page and Blog, Fitness Sprinkles.

Post race picture with Chris and Chrissy

     We spent a little more time in the stadium before we headed out to the car to get the stroller set up, Froggie fed and everyone's bibs on. After we were all prepped to go we walked around the stadium and lined up to start the 5K. There were nearly 3,800 people there! We were registered as walker so we were in the last section but since we had a stroller we'd have gone in the last wave regardless.

Big Brother in the trunk for a pre race snack

Froggie, ready to run

The kids ready to go

Family waiting to start

The kids and I

     Once we got going it was pretty fun, we had a hard time getting around people if we were jogging so we bounced back and forth between jogging and walking quickly and moved at a pretty quick pace for most of the race. When we looped back around close to the stadium we let Big Brother out of the stroller to run into the stadium. It was awesome to be able to run through the tunnel and down to the finish line! Since Big Brother was running with Hubby, Froggie and I ran ahead to take a picture of the two of them running across the finish!

Hubby and Big Brother running into the stadium

Hubby and Big Brother crossing the finish

     Due to our delayed start being in the last of 5 waves and our inability to move as quickly as we'd of liked we made it back just in time for the kids run. Big Brother got his own bib and race bag (including a shirt!) for signing up for the kids run across the end zone. Hubby got to run with him and Big Brother did a great job running across the field to meet Froggie and I. He even got a ribbon for finishing!

Hubby and Big Brother on the field for the kids race

A proud Big Brother with his ribbon

     There was a lot going on after the 5K and it wasn't like any other race we've done. They took the name portion from everyone's bib and drew them as a raffle for a ton of awesome prizes while giving out the awards for the fastest runners in a variety of categories.

Big Brother pretending to be Big Ben

Froggie and I

Hubby and Froggie

     After the awards and raffle we changed and loaded everyone back into the car to meet up with my mom, sister and sister's friend for lunch and to look as some wedding dresses. After a few stores though we ended up at the mall. As soon as both kids ended up in the stroller and sat still for a minute they were passed out! We walked around for a little bit to make sure they got some sleep and did a little shopping. I even found a dress for the Navy Ball in October!

Big Brother with his PB&J

Dress shopping

     When the rest of my family decided they were going to head to another bridal store we opted to pack up the kids and start heading home so that they could finish sleeping off their morning. We made a stop at the outlet mall about half-way home and walked around a little. Big Brother got a new football and we picked up a new NFL approved clear bag so that we wouldn't have to stress about it in the future. After browsing a little more we decided to get some dinner and took advantage of the closeness of Primanti Brothers.

Baby wearing dad alert!

Mmmm dinner

     It was a great first day to our long weekend!