Sunday, September 18, 2011

I got off the couch....

and ran a 5k!!!!!   The run was yesterday morning & my legs are still so sore but it was SO worth it!  My goal was to jog/run the whole thing without having to stop and walk.  I met my goal! Not only that, I shaved a little over 2 minutes off my fastest treadmill time of 36 minutes.  I finished with a time of 33 minutes 48 seconds.  My personal best!  Rick & Joy also finished with personal records.  I finished 9th out of 29 in my age group.  It was so fun to run with my husband, my brother, & one of my best friends.  I am not an athletic person nor am I very competitive.  But when I finished the run I was just beaming from the inside out knowing I actually did it.  It was an amazing feeling & something I want to do again soon!
Here is our team (the TigerHawks= 2 MU fans & 2 KU fans) before the run....

 I started towards the end of the pack so that is why my official time is less than what is pictured
 The gang after the run.  We are all still standing & smiling!
 My bro who ran in memory of his best friend
 LOVE this picture of Rick.  It totally captures how I was feeling as I crossed that finish line!
Couch to 5k....CHECK!  cross one thing off my list:)

2 comments:

Ashley and Taylor said...

Way to go!! I'm going into Week 2 of the C25K program. Week 2 should have been last week, but with my in-laws here, I got off track. I should have started Week 2 Day 1 today but I couldn't motivate myself. Darn! Well, I guess I still could tonight after work....

Congrats on the run. Maybe I'll be there someday!

Jocelyn said...

This is great, Amy! Growing up I always said I hated running, but now I get it and even enjoy it. Someday I want to try a triathlon, but first I need to get a bike!

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