Yesterday, Cole and I completed our first 5K with the Salt Lake Marathon. In preparation I followed the Couch to 5K training program and Cole, true to form, simply showed up and had no problem keeping up with my slow, but steady, pace.
Contrary to the lie I told my boss earlier last week, I had never run further than 2.5 miles prior to Saturday. This 5K was a great opportunity for me to prove to myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. Our finishing time was 39:16, so we ran a 12:38 minute mile. For a girl who was laughed off the middle school track team (I learned the hard way that hurdles are a beast) and got a B in a college fitness class (for failing to run a 15 minute mile), I have to admit I am really proud of myself. We are not runners by any stretch of the imagination but we ran the entire race and are looking forward to a possible 10K later this summer.
Note: Please excuse the lack of makeup and the cherry red faces. We forgot that the "before" pictures would be much better looking. Gotta love the thrill of the finish line!
11 comments:
WAY TO GO!!!! I'm way proud of you guys and kicking myself for not participating too!
Racing if fun...difficult but fun. Congrats on doing it!
Congrats thats a great accomplishment and it feels good to finish!! Yes hurdles are a beast, I learned that when I flung over one and fell on my face..fun times.
Yay for running! You rock.
That is SO awesome! Congratulations on a great run
nice work guys! I'm impressed by your 5k completion.
Yay! You ran it too, like Michelle did. How fun! Way to go running the whole thing.
I'm so proud of you guys!! Now onto the 10k!?! Party!
Wow that's fantastic! I'm so impressed at your time, too! That's so great!!
congratulations!I am so proud of you! Woo hoo!
Way to go! That's awesome guys! :)
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