I finally signed up for, and finished, my very first organized 5K race! I ran the Build a Gym Build a Life, a smaller race, because I'd seen a flyer and it benefited local developmentally disabled adults, whom are very near and dear to my heart. Now normally, I'm not invested in the cause. Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad charities fund raise using races, but I generally look to see if there's a medal or t-shirt, or what day it falls on...
...and then back out anyway.
But not this race. I even purchased a "gift bib" because I would have donated the extra amount anyway and this way an unsuspecting friend or acquaintance would get a free race.
I always kind of thought that runs and training are for me, and that they are the commitment I'm making to myself and it's my time. Which, in the end, is true. My friend that ended up taking the extra bib is a very fast runner and I lost sight of her probably within the first half mile or so. On that last half mile, it dawned on me that I would have someone waiting for me at the finish line and it made it so much easier to start going all out in the last stretch!
37:20
Enough to earn third place female 30-39!
I'm tired, my legs are sore, but I'm really glad I did it.
