Last week I went out for a nice little evening jog, and shortly after I started, was greeted on the road by a woman in her SUV, that had turned around just to speak to me! Her words were:
"Something told me to turn around to say something to you. I am so proud of you for doing what you are doing. No matter what your pace, at least you are out here doing it, and I hope you accomplish whatever goal it is that you are working towards. You have inspired me to after work head home and run. You can do it!"!!!
HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!
The weird thing is, as I was starting my run I was just thinking to myself how self consious I am about how slow I can be sometimes. That was the motivation I needed to keep doing what I was doing!!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Hit The Brixx
September 17th the fam and I headed to Charlotte to "Hit The Brixx". Starting at 9am we headed out for the adventure of a 5k. For 3 out of the 4 of us, it was our first one! Here is how the day went down:
This is pre race:
Our Cheerleader, photographer, and famous T-shirt Designer, Chels:
Mom (and the girl next to her was apparently so happy to be finishing with mom). 36 minutes AND despite it being her first 5k...won 2nd place in her age group!!! GO MOM!!!
Mom with her Award:
Chris: Despite dealing with some messed up calf muscles, ran the whole thing in 41 minutes!!
Speedy Gonzoles! I mean Scott Allen. An impressive 31 minutes! This was the first time he crossed the finish line. He came back afterwards to finish with me the ole slow poke!!! What a sweet brother-in-law!
2nd finish for him:
Me: Scared to death at the start that I wouldn't be able to run much...ran the whole thing. At a snale pace, but I didn't stop (not even for the waterstation...which is probably why I was wearing my water)! My time was just under 45 minutes, and 45 was my goal!
The whole gang post run:
Just simply finishing is a high you can't explain, but on of the greatest feelings ever!! And what a better way to do it than with family. The sad thing is, the one that got us all motivated in the first place dissed us for a cross country meet (whats up with that?) haha! Duty calls, but we missed you Bump and thank you for being our inspiration!!
The runner after completing her first half marathon at the beginning of September:
Sooooooo excited to see what is next. Which just so happens to be October 22nd, the Gulf Breeze "Run for the Future" in Florida!! Having one under my belt gives me confidence and motivation to keep going and see how much I can improve my time,....and maybe one day...distance.
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