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My First 5K

7/14/2014

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I have never been a runner.  I have never been in shape, for that matter.  Don't get me wrong, every year or so since I turned 16 I have had a few weeks or days where I would work out and eat healthy with the goal to get in shape, lose weight, etc.... All of that changed in the beginning of June when I decided I would complete 150 miles by the end of August. 

At first, I was just walking.  And then, I ran for 30 seconds at a time. And, it was HARD.  
But I kept it up.  I have been running at least 3 miles in a workout - yet running 3 straight would prove to be difficult at this time. 

48 workouts in 40 days lead me to yesterday, when my mom mentioned she was participating in a 5k that evening. 

I thought - and then blurted out without thinking - "I should join you!"

And, 5 hours later, there I was, suited up with a number and my tennis shoes... 

We ran together, we walked together, and finished in 41.45 minutes.  This put my mileage at 80.4/150.

This was so much fun to do with my mom, and it has opened up a new world to me - I CAN do this.  And it isn't going to be something that I forget about once I get to 150 miles... I'm going to be a runner. 

Mom, my husband, and I are going to run in the Color in Motion run in August.  I hope I have completed my 150 before then - and I hope I can run the whole 5K non-stop.  All I know is, fitness is important.  And Fun!  And doing it with loved ones, well, that makes it that much better. 

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