We had our fannie packs ready to go (it was so funny we couldn't stop laughing, I felt like a granny.) We checked in, where I got my newest nightgown (I ordered a small T-shirt , but now I know that a 1/2 hour early is not early.)There were thousands of people there, and I get anxiety in big crowds, but sucked it up.
We weeded our way through the crowd to the starting area, and my blood was pumping, images of me trying not to come in last at the track meet flashed through my mind...
So the race began a little slowly b/c of the zillions of people running it, but I got going and it was a lot of fun. It was really cool to feed off of the other racers' energy and it was a gorgeous day for a run. I felt a little bad b/c I wanted to beat my personal best, so i kinda left Joan behind (sorry !) But at least she had fun too...
It was a great experience & I hope to do many more 5k's in the future, now that I've broken the ice. It doesn't hurt that I beat my personal best by one minute. YAY! Now I'm hooked. Poor Joanie, I have a feeling she'll be dragged to a lot more of these events...
