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<\/a>Mile 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAs the race was starting, I was really nervous but I knew that I could at least get through this first mile.\u00a0 My hubby had made me the perfect playlist to inspire me through me run.\u00a0 I quickly found an anonymous buddy that had the same pace as me.\u00a0 I put my head down, stared at her shoes and just kept running.\u00a0 The first mile was done before I knew it.\u00a0 As I was passing the first mile marker, I texted Dan that I had finished mile 1 and was still running.\u00a0 I couldn’t believe I had made it so far already.\u00a0 My breathing was good and my body felt great.\u00a0 He texted back that he was waiting at the mile 2 marker.<\/p>\n
Mile 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Knowing that he was waiting got me through the second mile.\u00a0 I didn’t want to let him see me walking.\u00a0 Also, my breathing was still in control and I wasn’t getting the burning in my throat that I was expecting.\u00a0 I was feeling pretty good.\u00a0 Seeing my hubby waiting at mile 2 was awesome!\u00a0 I couldn’t believe I had made it so far and was feeling so good.\u00a0 I had NEVER run this far in my whole life, I’m pretty sure.<\/p>\n Mile 3 to finish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I struggled with the last mile.\u00a0 At around 2.5 miles I got a pain in my side and my backside was starting to burn pretty bad.\u00a0 I chose to walk for a while and give my body a short rest.\u00a0 Considering I had already made it 2\/3 of the way without walking, I thought this was ok.\u00a0 Looking back, I probably could have just kept running.\u00a0 I had never run this course before and had no idea where the turn to the finish was.\u00a0 I could see the finish but not how to get there.\u00a0 I stared at more shoes.\u00a0 I thought about all the things I’d learned in the last year.\u00a0 The next thing I knew there was a firefighter waiting in his gear to high five me around the corner to the finish.\u00a0 I saw that finish line and never looked back.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 I was definitely not the first person to walk<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 I ran 90% of the distance (Goal was 50%)<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 I feel like I couldn’t have done any better!<\/p>\n This just goes to show I still don’t know what I’m capable of and I still think I’m weaker than I am.\u00a0 Although I suppose that’s better than being over confident or cocky,\u00a0 I’m still shocked at what I can do.\u00a0 I know I work out a lot and I consistently push myself and my body at the gym.\u00a0 However, a 5k seems so much more measurable.\u00a0 How many times have I passed or seen a 5k race and thought it was something I could never do. Last year I was a spectator and this year a finisher.<\/p>\n<\/a>I can’t even describe the feeling of crossing that finish line.\u00a0 I had so much FUN proving to myself and my body that I’m an athlete now.\u00a0 The first thing I did was hug my hubby and might have even shed a tear.\u00a0 Running 90% of a 5k is just another thing on a long list of things I can do now that I never thought I could or would do. How did I do on my goals?
\n1.\u00a0 I finished in 36:22 (Goal was 45)<\/p>\n