I Ran (and Finished) a 5K!

I am proud to say that I completed a 5K run yesterday! Something I never even dreamed I would be able to do. I set a goal of 40 minutes based on how fast I ran 1 mile and 2 miles at the gym in the past couple weeks. Here's a picture of the start line. Could you find me without the big arrow? My husband's photography skills at work. It took me 5 minutes to find myself in the picture. (I'm behind the gal in teal- all you can see is my hair.) I was like "I KNOW I was there!!" LOL


I started out pretty well, staying with the group. As we started to spread out, I stayed pretty much in the middle. I was excited that I wasn't last! We had to run by a marsh, so I deftly avoided the goose poop and was feeling pretty good through most of the run. I only walked a couple times for just few seconds each time, mostly because my heartrate monitor/watch has trouble finding my heartrate while I'm running. I started feeling a little sick just at the very end. The sun had come out from behind the clouds and I was getting very hot, but I managed to make it without puking. :)

My final time was 40:59. I was very proud of that as I collapsed after crossing the finish line. I laid on the ground for a bit before having a little bit of water and a small cookie. Couldn't stomach the turkey sandwich and definitely wasn't going to touch the chips! I wanted to eat a little something, though, since we had to leave right away and take my daughter to her swimming class. I think I earned that cookie! ;)