Running With Hart: Event Recap - Wanderlust 108 KC 5.21.2016

On May 21st I participated in the Wanderlust 109 KC event. It was supposed to be a Mindful Triathlon with a 5k run, a yoga session, and then 30 minutes of meditation. You could also sign up for bonus activities like Tribal Body Painting, Slack-line Yoga, Ariel Yoga in hammocks, Hula-Hooping Yoga, and more. There were several ladies from the KC Express going, so it would be a great group event.

Our KC Express Selfie

KCE doing the Tree Pose

I met Quiet Melissa at 6:30 to get in 7 miles before the event started. We settled for 5.06 and called it good. I'm glad we got in several miles early.

5 miles along the riverfront in INKnBURN Ryu and Mermaid

The 5k 'run without competition' began at 9am. Brandie and I decided to walk the course together and chat. It took us 50 minutes to complete the 2.66 mile course. Not quite 3.1 miles, but it was nice to catch up.

I ran into my friend Yogi Cierra

After the run/walk, I thought there would be several events, but it ended up being people laying in the sun on their yoga mats. I did try the slack-line yoga. It was fun, but I wasn't great at it. Not sure that I'd be excited to do that again in a yoga form, but slack-lining itself seemed fun.

Slack-line

Starfish Pose

The main yoga/dance party got going around 11am, and was hosting by MC Yogi, and DJ who incorporates yoga with his music. That was fun.

My oldest had a baseball game that afternoon so I had to leave before the meditation session started at noon. Overall, I had fun. But I'm not sure that I would go again. I think I'd rather just go to a yoga class in a studio. Or even the park. But I'm not sure that I need to attend a huge yoga party like that again.