Fart Gone Bad
Yesterday I finished my first 5k race. Until that point the farthest I have run without being chased is 2 miles. Even though I was an athlete in HS I despised laps or distance running of any sort. So when I decided to attempt a triathlon I realized that the running is going to be the hardest part. So long story short is last week I signed up for a local 5k in the hopes of completing it walking as little as possible. Even though my time does not reflect the fact I ran (i use the word ran very loosly) I did complete the entire race without walking. My results were far from stellar 35:20 for a pace of 11:23. 33 of 39 in my age group. 461 of 590 overalll. I was pretty damn excited to finish the race. In the home stretch I see my wife, 9yr old son and 2 year old daughter on the side of the course. I picked up my speed and high fived the kids. And thats when it happened. I am embarrased to say I had a freaking crying in the fitting roomtrying on jeans wow moment. I got that lump in the back of the throat the eyes started to well up and I think I actually shed a couple tears as I crossed the finish line. Thank goodness the sweet masked the tears. I have to say at 405# in September I would not have imagined weighing 235 and running a 5k. Yes I talked a good game about wanting to do a tri but I said the same thing when I was 426# never believing it would actually happen. So all in all it was a great time. I definately left room for improvement therfore creating opportunity for future goals. Like finishing the Batavia triathlon on June 8. Increasing my pace and endurance. Dropping some more # to make running a little less taxing. So we after all was said and done we decided the kids were hungry as was momma and myself so I changed and put on my new race t shirt a xxl down from a 5x back in September. And wouldnt you know it it was too flippin big. I should have gotten the xl which would have given me room to grow shrink into. So I guess there were two farts yesterday finishing and the shirt not fitting! Thanks all for the inspiration. Jon