Run For The Shelter

If you remember this post you might be surprised by what I accomplished today.  I began running last fall while trying to lose all my baby weight.  A few of my were running and they were losing weight like crazy.  I started and didn't love it, but didn't hate it either.  The spring went well, running, losing weight, etc.  Then summer hit and things got crazy.  I had a hard time finding time to run and it was just too stinking hot!

So once school started back, I knew I needed to get with it.  The local youth and family shelter here has a run every fall and since I missed a couple of 5K races over the summer this was my chance to step up and go for it.  Not only did I do it, but I talked Becca into doing it with me.  I even got Cory, really SPC to sponsor us!

Becca and I got everything worked out with Cory where we could run in the evenings after soccer practice or her dance practices.  It was great!  She is a great encouragement to me and motivator!  I love running with her!

So today was the day.  We set out with a goal in mind, hers was a little faster than mine, but we did it! 

I asked Cory to sponsor us and he said he would, but then he bumped up a sponsorship level and we added two more to our team!

Becca, me, Tisha, and Brandy!

We were doing great at first.  I was a little annoyed that people kept passing us.  We were trying to start out slow.  Becca kept telling me not to worry about it, just keep going.  I track our pace on my phone and it would tell me every 5 minutes what our time was so I knew we were ok. 

We got close to the end and a few girls that looked around my age were having to stop and walk, so we just kept running by them.  No lie, that felt good!  We also knew we would pick up the pace, ALOT, once we saw the finish line.  So we started going faster then the next thing I knew, Becca said that there was someone right behind me and not to let her pass me...Go, Go, Go she said!  So I ran even faster, it honestly felt like a sprint for this old lady!  I can't believe I ran that fast at the end.

So we finished in 31:20 and we were thrilled with our time!

Now we think we should tackle a 10K...are we crazy?!?!