Springtime Tallahassee 5K

This past weekend I ran my first ever 5K. I had a great time, and plan on trying to do some more. There were over 1,000 people who either participated in the 1 mile, 5K, or 10K. When the race began I had to walk a few feet before I could even find room to run. It was challenging to work your way around others, but that just added to the fun. The only "technical" difficulty I had was my shoelace coming untied, and having to stop to tie it. Other than that it was a very smooth run. Andy and I worked on a "race day mix" that we put on his iPod. I had it playing pretty loudly, and during the race I kept wondering if anyone else could hear my music. If so, they probably thought it was a teenage girl behind them, with my Fergie and Eminem and Sir-Mix-a-Lot. Whatever gets you going, right?!

This is a picture of the boys and I before leaving the house that morning.

This is just after crossing the finish line. I found out later that my official time was 25:31, and I came in 3rd out of 65 in my age division, and 33rd out of 405 who ran the 5K.

Here is Drew listening to my iPod right after the race

Mommy and her boys after the race.

Andy dropped me off and the race and then went to his office which was close by. He fed the boys breakfast and then hustled over to the finish line so that they would be there to cheer me on when I crossed the finish line. It was great to see them after I was done.

My friend Tara ran the race as well. It was a lot more fun to meet up with someone before and after, then being there alone. She's planning on doing some more as well.