Start to Finish

See this?

That's right...I completed my first 5K (3.1 miles) race - EVER!!!!! YAY!!!! And I did it in 32 min. 33 sec. Pretty decent for a first-timer. That's just under an 11 minute mile.

I was a little afraid that I wouldn't be able to do it considering I have had a cold for about a week and haven't run in a week and a half. I ran with my sister who can be a bit faster than me - she was gracious and hung with me, even though she could have gotten a much better time. Thanks Sarah! There were a couple of times where I wanted to throw in the towel, but I stuck with it and only walked 100 yards at the most.

It was great to see the finish line and the fact that my parents and Wesley were there cheering us on was so much fun. Unfortunately Adam had to work, so he got the report via phone.

Ever since high school (when I started running) I have wanted to run a 5K just so I could say I have run one. After college, I quit running and started walking instead. This past January I decided to start running again and found a great training plan online. I figured between giving birth a year and a half ago and turning 30 last year, I could set some kind of goal to meet before I turn 31 and running a 5K was a good one. I would love to run the Asheboro 10K (6.2 miles) in October, so that's a good goal to work toward. I hear its a doozie - I've got a lot of training to do.

Here are my results for the race:

Out of the women who ran (63 to be exact), I placed 43rd. Out of the women in my age group (13), I placed 10th. Not great, but I wasn't last! I'm not sure how I did overall- there were 159 runners-but I am proud of myself nonetheless. Here's some pictures of the day...

Sarah and I get ready to cross the finish line -
my crazy excited face is because we saw Wesley and my parents

We're done - WHEEEEE!

Wesley with my parents, his "Papa" and "Nona" and his "cah" of course!