I did it!
I ran my very first 5k on Saturday! I was really nervous when we were on our way there. I knew that I could run 3 miles because I run 3 miles/3 times a week but I always run on the treadmill so I didn't know what to expect running on asphalt. Come to find out, it's really a lot of fun. In fact, I ran the 3.1 miles in under 3o minutes outside (29:21 to be exact). I think it usually takes me about 35 minutes at the pace I run on the treadmill. Anyway, it was a great day out for the 4 of us. I made Will push the jogging stroller with the boys in it. So, he had to run pushing 60 lbs. of boy and 30 lbs. of stroller! I really felt bad when we were going up that first hill. After the 1st couple of minutes it became clear that Will would be running slower than my regular pace so I ran on ahead. He was such a trooper. Even pushing nearly 100 lbs., he never stopped and finished the race soon after me. And he's still psyched to do another 5k next Saturday! I guess that's our new thing- running as a family. I couldn't think of a healthier way to spend a Saturday morning. And we also get a chance to donate money to different causes so it's good all around.
I love that I happened across this old post this morning. It is amazing to see how far I've come in 5 years. Five years later, I've run thousands of miles, including countless 5ks, a couple 10ks, a Ragnar, half a dozen half-marathons, and I'm about to run my 4th full marathon(!). If you had told me back on May 8th, 2006 that I would go on to run all this, I would have thought you were crazy! That first 5k was tough! I remember it clearly. It will always be my favorite race ever, though, because that was the day I built the confidence to be a runner. That day truly changed my life. It was when I finally let myself believe that I could do hard things, running or otherwise.
So, here I am. 33 yr old me telling 28 yr old me, "You did do it! You will do more than you ever thought possible. Keep it up! It just gets better and better." :)
What's your earliest race memory? When did you become a runner?
My first race ever was in high school when I started cross country. It was only a 3k but I was a soccer player turned runner so I still doubted myself. I stopped and walked every hill but i remember the second race I tried to make it up one hill and so on from there. By the end of the season I wasn't walking at all!!! It is a great feeling! Now 15years later I competed in college, ran a full marathon in Disney, and hunderds of 5ks, 10ks, 15ks, and several half marathons.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! This is exactly why I love going back and rereading old posts from when I first started my blog and especially while I was training for my first marathon. The excitement is so endearing and it's so fun to relive that naive-ness of the beginning runner in you. Thanks for sharing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is why I love blogging...great posts. The last line gave me a chill..because I think it is so neat to reflect like that..and fun ;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!!! And not just because of the title =)
ReplyDeleteI vivdly remember my first race. I walked it. I just did it because my cousin talked me into it. But it lit the fire.
I can't wait to see you in a few weeks!
That is so awesome! Sometimes we don't realize how far we've come until we look back to see where we started from. You are right-you have accomplished so much, and you will do more than you ever thought was possible. Just keep writing it down so you can have more memories to look back on and remind you how much further you've gone.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up-you are amazing!
LOVE this!!! And not just because of the title =)
ReplyDeleteI vivdly remember my first race. I walked it. I just did it because my cousin talked me into it. But it lit the fire.
I can't wait to see you in a few weeks!
I love this post! This is exactly why I love going back and rereading old posts from when I first started my blog and especially while I was training for my first marathon. The excitement is so endearing and it's so fun to relive that naive-ness of the beginning runner in you. Thanks for sharing!!!!
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