First 5K

Two weeks ago at lunch a few friends were talking about needing to turn in their registration forms for the GIPS Family Fun Run.  I joined in on the conversation and decided on a whim that I would sign up too.  Danielle also signed up impulsively.  I called Zach to see if he would do it with me.  He agreed, but he was confused about where this sudden desire to run came from.  In the next two weeks, I went running five times.  I had a run/walk routine that I tried to increase each time.  This Saturday morning was the race.  The forecast looked bad.  There was a lot of wind and a 100% chance of thunderstorms.

Monroe was dressed for the rain.  She stayed with Shelley's daughter, Faith, while we ran.

Zach's goal was to run the whole thing.  My goal was to run more than I walked.

My first-ever running number

Our group of friends before the race

Danielle and I decided to run together.  We both had very limited training, and we thought we'd be at about the same level.  It was a good choice.  We pushed each other the whole way.

Our 2.5 mile selfie

We did it!

We both met our goals!

After the race

The first timers

 They had a bounce house that Monroe played in after the race.

While Monroe was playing in the bounce house, they were doing awards.  Abby and her family were watching because Matt was convinced that Abby had done well.  He was right!  She placed third in our age division.

Holding hands

Post-race family selfie

I still don't like running, but I don't hate it either.  We'll see if we run more 5Ks in the future.