It was a crisp 28 degrees when we woke up that Saturday morning. I think I didn't feel that cold because of the nerves. I quietly had a few butterflies. Of course, I wouldn't let anyone know this. This was no big deal, just a little race. Inside I was dying. I don't know why. I guess because I wasn't running with anyone. Would I get there in time? Would I know where to go? Would I get lost? Then there were the kiddos to worry about. The whole fam came out to cheer me on. Would the boys be warm enough? Would their dad get sick of entertaining them while I was running?
We got there with about 15 minutes to spare. Parking was a breeze. Lots of people walking, so we just followed the crowd. I immediately saw someone I knew, which helped with the nerves. We talked about just finishing. That was my goal, just to make it through it.... I didn't have any mile/minute expectations, although I knew I had been around a 12 minute mile while training. Back in my prime, haha, I completed a 5K in 33 minutes... I knew that wouldn't happen today. There's been many years and many pounds between me and those days:)
Granted I have not ran any races lately, but this was one of the most organized and most pleasurable events I have attended. People cheering along the route, (the whole time, not just the first 10 minutes), jumpers for the kids, music, finisher's medals (YAY). The route was a nice one downtown, kind of an up and back. The course started at the steps of the State Capitol and kinda went around the back of it. This was an opportunity for the kids to see momma run:) It was nice, they cheered me on. That gave me some "Umph". I wasn't to mile 2 and saw the first finisher's looping back. I cheered them on. That was awesome for them, kinda sucked for me.... but I pushed on. I stayed around the same people the whole time. I used that as a gauge sort of. If I stayed with the same people, at least I wasn't getting left in the dust. Ya know? lol. However, there were people that did the walk/run method the whole time and finished with me. I plugged along, running the whole time, which I was proud of. I finished in 37:00, official clock time.
I was so excited that my whole family came out supporting me in my crazy whim. Surprisingly, it became a great teaching moment for my 5 year old. You know, I haven't always been the healthiest eater, wasn't raised with parents that "worked out". I want to pass along healthy habits to my kids and this was a great opportunity to have this talk. We have made little changes around our house and now my little one wants to run. I'm gonna check into Rocketkidz races for him.
This whole experience was great. I am so excited for my next race. I haphazardly just registered for a 10K. Too much, too soon? Maybe, walk/ run method? probably! But hey, I'm moving right?
This week, I bailed on my trainer :( and have been feeling a little whimpy. You know how when you feel like you are doing everything right and the scale still isn't moving? You feel like what's the point? Yeah, having one of those weeks. This post has helped me to remember that the important thing is a healthy mama! That's why I started this. To feel alive, and not so tired all the time. So, thank you BLOG. On a positive, last week I ran 7 miles....that's a high for me for a week:)
Monday starts my second bootcamp type class. 6- 1 hour intensive workouts over 2 weeks, or 3 classes each week. Should be a fun time :)
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