5K

If you know me well, you know I don't like to sweat.  At all.  I don't like to work out because that means sweat.  So after my foot healed from being broken, I got it in my head that I wanted to run a marathon.  Crazy right?  Yeah, I think it is.  So I started running, my dear friend Lynn and I would wake up early and go running, and you know what?  I loved it.  Absolutely adored it.  I was getting so excited to run it!  Then my foot started to ache.  Lots.  It was sad.  The doctor said it was too much too soon, and I needed to lay off the running and wait.  I was super sad.  Then it got too cold to run, and life happened and my running stopped.  It was very sad.

So about 1 year later, on a beautiful Wednesday morning, I read in the paper about a local 5K on that Saturday morning.  I texted Lynn to see if she wanted to run with me.  She said sure and we signed up!

Yeah there was no practicing and warming up.  It was a strictly a show up thing for us.

It was a small group of us, around 30 or so runners, and it was a very hill-y course.  I heard someone say afterwards that that was one of the harder courses they had run!

Here is the proof!  There I am waving at my beautiful supportive family on the last 1/3 of the race.  I think that I almost died on that part.  The steepest hill was on that one- or maybe it felt that way because I was so tired, but anyway- it was rough.  But awesome at the same time!

So afterwards- when I ran in 4th from the last I was so exhausted and tired.  I couldn't believe I just ran a 5K, without having done any training within the past year.  I was crazy!  But I did finish in 32:21- and I must say- I am quite please with that!

Afterwards, there was a small awards ceremony.  They had small awards ceremony and I decided to stick around to be supportive and stuff, and well when they got to my category, age 20-29 I WON!!!!!  How crazy is that!!  But I have to say that I think that I was the only in my age group.  But needless to say- I WON!!!  

Here is me and Lynn.  She really is such a great friend and helps me to strive to be better, do better, and try new things.  Thanks Lynn!!

Joseph did admit to thinking I was a bit nuts for doing it, he is so supportive with my crazy notions that I get.

LOVE THIS MAN!

Somethings that I did learn from this.

I want to run another one.  Maybe not the marathon- but maybe a half marathon.

I think that I like running.  Weird.

I need to stretch so much better!!  I have never hurt so bad in my life all over my body!  For 2 days I couldn't move without wincing and cringing which in turn made me hurt some more.

I want to run another one.

This was awesome.