Jingle Bell 5K

I did it! I ran my first race! Well *ran* may not be the best description, I ran *most* of it. I took a few walking breaks, but only allowed myself to walk for about 30 seconds - 1 minute at a time. I am so incredibly proud of myself. My old roommate and I did the race together, although she finished 7 minutes faster than I did, but I'm a newbie runner, I'll admit it, and she's been running longer than I have, at least a year longer. I finished in 42 minutes and some odd seconds, but I did it! If you would have told me a year ago where I'd be right now, I would have laughed in your face, seriously. I never would have thought that I'd be a runner.

Since I ran my race, this is also the first thing I get to cross off on my list of 101 things to do in 1,001 days! It's a monumental occasion. I was looking at other races, I'd be up for another one shortly, but sadly there's really none around me for the next few months. Nothing I'd really want to go to anyways. My roommate and I were talking about maybe training for a half in May. Seriously, I can't even believe I'm considering signing up to run 13.1 miles. That's crazy talk!

Here's some pictures from the race:

My race number!

All ready to run!

Post race lunch!

Woo hoo! I finished my race!