I DID IT!

I completed the Mother's Day 5K in Moberly in just under 45 minutes. (Not fantastic, I know, but I'm quite proud of myself.) I tried to start out having no expectations, but let's just be real about this...those of you who really, really know me know that that's impossible. I always have expectations! *lol* My original goal was to just do it; speed was not important. Goal accomplished. However, just before the start of the race yesterday I told myself two things:  1) aim to walk as little as possible, and knowing that I'd more than likely have to walk more than I'd like, 2) aim to finish in under 45 minutes if at all possible. Well, I was right -- I did have to walk more than I wanted to, but also did finish in under 45 minutes...barely. BUT I DID IT!!! It was quite thrilling and I feel inspired to keep up with this whole running thing, too. (As you know, I'm not actually quite finished with my "Couch to 5K" training, but I am determined to see it through...and then keep on running.)

Thanks to my sister-in-law for getting some great pictures from yesterday, even though we never actually saw one another until after the race. I'm also quite grateful that she didn't get any shots of my during my walking modes! *LOL* 

 

 

That's me in the white shirt and aqua skort puffin' my way down the first hill...at the beginning of the race - yes, puffing already. (I had debated on whether or not to just go for it, or to plug in my "Couch to 5K" app and follow it...should've done the latter. Yet, at the same time, I found that I can push myself when needed and learned when to back off a little bit.)

Regardless, it felt good to have accomplished this goal :) Now on to the next goal...  :)