Cross another one off the bucket list

With as much as I have been talking about it, I doubt anyone missed the fact that I was running my first 5K this past weekend. It felt really good to accomplish running 3.1 miles straight in an organized race environment, even if the only person I was competing against was really myself.

And unlike last year when I walked the half marathon, running a 5K left me wanting more. I don't know what distance I will build myself up too. There are a lot of factors that would go into determining whether I eventually end up doing a half marathon or not. Right now I would like to work up to a 10K and improve my 5K time, which by the way for this race was 37:04. Plenty of room for improvement!

But the best part of the whole experience was having Joe and the kids there to support me. Not only did they wake up at 5am and make the drive down there, but seeing their smiling faces as I was rounding the final corner to cross the finish line was priceless.