5K Time

This Saturday, I am running my first 5k since prior to getting pregnant with Mabrie! I'm so excited! I don't know why, but it just feels so rewarding knowing that I had a baby 7 months ago and I'm slowly getting my stamina and my body back! I had a goal of running at least 2 5k's within the first year post-delivery and I'm going to meet it and hopefully surpass it. I'm running with several friends this weekend - Sarah, Mindy, Michelle, Tracy, Donnelle and Christy. It's going to be a fun day! It's always better running with friends and sharing the experience of race day with them!

My last race, I had a goal of finishing in under 30 minutes and met that goal. This time around, my goal is to just finish without having to stop and walk! HA! I have been training for a couple months - not as much as I had hoped, but training nonetheless. The last 2 nights I have run around 2.8 miles non-stop, so I have confidence that on race day I'll be able to pull out that last little bit and finish the run in its entirety. Sarah and Mindy recently ran a relay marathon, so I'm sure they will blow right by me and be patiently waiting at the finish line when I come dragging through! :)

I'll report back this weekend to let you know how we all did - I'm sure we'll have fun and do well! I'm proud of all of us for doing it - it takes determination and time to get yourself prepared to run any type of distance race and I think we can all be proud of each other for setting a goal and meeting it! Looking forward to a fun day on Saturday!

Girls, get those ipods synched up and let's GO!

1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one runner gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.