My first 5K!!!!!!!!!
I DID IT!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! This was definitely a WOW MOMENT!!!
We (my roommate and I) got there and the race started a minute later.
I had several goals:
1) Finish the race - I did it and crossed the finish line!!
2) Do it in under one hour - 56 minutes and 10 seconds, lol, but still!!
3) Not to be last - I was 5th to last! lol woohoo!
I am SO glad I did it!! I think my body didn't want to do it.. as I was driving to the race, I got a sinus headache and could barely open my eyes (b/c of my cold). As I went to register, my ankle gave out... psychosomatic much?!!
We walked/jogged the 3.125 miles. The super fast runners passed us around the loop quickly and I kind of got down about it... felt like a loser because Greg and I were the last ones at that point (Greg can run much faster than me, but he kept my pace). But he kept saying "It's not about a competition, but doing your personal best, and considering that you've sprained your ankle 6 times and used to weigh 300lbs, this is a huge achievement." (Even he was excited because he had never run a 5K)
Slow and steady finishes the race... and that's what we did... and it felt GREAT!! What a feeling!!!
We (my roommate and I) got there and the race started a minute later.
I had several goals:
1) Finish the race - I did it and crossed the finish line!!
2) Do it in under one hour - 56 minutes and 10 seconds, lol, but still!!
3) Not to be last - I was 5th to last! lol woohoo!
I am SO glad I did it!! I think my body didn't want to do it.. as I was driving to the race, I got a sinus headache and could barely open my eyes (b/c of my cold). As I went to register, my ankle gave out... psychosomatic much?!!
We walked/jogged the 3.125 miles. The super fast runners passed us around the loop quickly and I kind of got down about it... felt like a loser because Greg and I were the last ones at that point (Greg can run much faster than me, but he kept my pace). But he kept saying "It's not about a competition, but doing your personal best, and considering that you've sprained your ankle 6 times and used to weigh 300lbs, this is a huge achievement." (Even he was excited because he had never run a 5K)
Slow and steady finishes the race... and that's what we did... and it felt GREAT!! What a feeling!!!
Congrats on your accomplishment. I hope it is your first of many! Keep that positive vibe you have now from finishing your event and draw on it later when you are facing tough challenges.
Can't wait to hear abou number 2!
Donna
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." Lance Armstrong
I will, as soon as I heal from this one, lol :)
Well Done!!! I am sure this is the first of many more. Great job and way to finish. Do you know what they call the last person across the finish line? A finisher... Congrats!
-Dan
-Dan
Your Friend In Health & Sport,
Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
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Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
www.trimywill.com
www.swimfromobesity.com
www.trimywill.blogspot.com
Support Group: www.obesityhelp.com/group/Post_Op_PRs/
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