I DID IT!

I actually ran a race! I was so proud of myself (is that okay to say?)! It started out as a chilly and windy morning, but it turned out to be really wonderful race weather. There were some potholey streets and traffic to deal with, but all in all I'm really glad I did it. I ran 8 1/2 minute miles and my finishing time was 42:30 - yippee! That's great considering I thought I was running 10 minute miles.

I must admit that I am not any more a fan of running than I was before. I thought training for a 5-mile race would be kind of fun. Umm... not really. I find running to be kind of tedious. I'll still do it once or twice a week as part of my cardio, but not the 4/5 times a week before when I was training. On the suprising side, my friend, Maxine, has asked me to do a race with her and I actually agreed! I'm hoping this next one will be more fun than the last.