5K a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!

Wow- never in my life had I ever thought that I would be running a 5K!  I did it! It felt good.  Kinda.  Union Tar Heel Days has this 5K every year and this year I decided to try it.  Aden and Waylen thought they would do it with me.Waylen started out in a sprint.  Being 8 years old its tough to pace yourself and easy to sprint to win.  He was having trouble at the turn around point and I had to walk with him for about 2 minutes.  He ended up getting a ride back into town.  Aden beat me with a time of 24 minutes 50 seconds and I made it in at 31 minutes!  Yeah!

It was painful.  I wanted to give up and stop towards the end.  Admired the ditch flowers, prayed to God and thought about Jaycee Dugard, I just read her book!  She was kidnapped at age 11 for 18 years and endured so much.. I thought about all she had been through and kept pushing myself.  Made it!

So fun to have my family there to cheer me on, watch me, and run it with me! Can't wait for my next one!