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...
3 comments:
That's awesome Nell! I have to admit I about fell out of my chair laughing thinking about us in high school on the track team...memories! :)
don't you mean "I ate your dust" heehee! Yah, those fanny packs were AWESOME!!! Hey, I couldn't run listening to ABBA, and then no one would let me past them, and then I'd have to sprint to catch up with you, and heaven knows they didn't want to have me pass out in the very begining of the race! -I know excuses excuses! As long as it's a 5k, I will run with you anytime!
Yea its the uncle you're dad knows. We talked to some family today and he's doing much better. There will be a funeral service next Thur in St George if you're dad wants to go. Randy will still be in the hosiptal for some time though and won't be able to make it. There will also be a service in Orem on Fri so we changed our flights to come in on Thursday.
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