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I ran my first 5K today! :)

I am a slow jogger and can usually run/walk 1 mile in about 17 minutes so I was hoping to finish the 5K in under 50 minutes. I actually finished in 52 minutes but that was mainly because my husband and my children saw me on the sidelines and my 4 y.o. son wanted to run the last mile with me. He ran about 200 yards and then decided to stroll the rest of the way! Then the last 1/3 of a mile he wanted me to carry him! So I ended up carrying a 44 pound 4 year old for 1/3 of a mile - so needless to say I'm very happy with my results!!

The other thing that I kept thinking of when I was holding my son was that he is almost equivalent to the weight I've lost and it was exhausting carrying around that extra 44 pounds!!!

Overall, I had a great day and am super happy that I completed my first 5K. I'm going to start training for another 5K in a few weeks, then a 10K in the Summer followed by the Long Beach, CA 1/2 marathon in October. biggrin.gif

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Well done... what a fantastic achievement for you!! I bet you are feeling on top of the world!

Congrats and enjoy the training for the next one =]

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WOOHOO CONGRATS!!!!! It really is such a huge difference when you aren't carrying that weight! I picked up my 50lb child and just carried her across the house and WOW, how did we ever carry all that extra weight around! LOL

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Very cool! I want to do a 5K too. I can do it on the treadmill, but I want to get a little faster and brave enough to run/jog it in public. Thanks for sharing!

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Here is a pic of me in the red jacket jogging the 5K (slowly). I had just passed mile 2.

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