First One Is In The Bag

     I DID IT!!!! I ran my first 5k. I am pretty damn proud of myself. Up until Tuesday of this week, the longest I had ran was 5 minutes straight. On Tuesday, I went out for what I thought would be a run/walk combo. I knew that I was going to probably be walking more than running. Once I got going I realized that it was easier to just run and I ended up running 2.2 miles straight. That took me about 34 minutes.
      So going into this morning's run I figured it would probably take me about 45 minutes to finish 3.1 miles. I was ok with this...my goal was to finish and not be the last to finish. I could give you the play by play but I will make it short. I would estimate that I ran all but maybe .3 miles. I had to walk three times and each time was only for a minute or two. There were a couple of hills...two that I got angry at! The first one was in the first mile and it was long...I ran up the whole thing. The second one was in the last half mile. I was PISSED but towards the middle of the last hill I could see the finish banner! YAHOO! I made it up the hill (running the whole way) and made it into the final stretch. Addy, Jim , Peyton and Katie were about 15 feet from the finish line cheering me on and it felt great. I looked at the clock and I came in at 37 minutes and some change! YAHOOOOOOO.
      I am so glad I did this and I am SO glad that Katie was there to do it with me. She is a stronger runner so she went ahead and I am happy that she did b/c she was there when I finished! Now here is the best part about the race...the beer trucks were open and serving when we finished! Yep...we had our first beer in our hands by 9:15 am! Next, it was time for Addy to do the kids race. This was a joke...she was in the 4 and under category and there were a LOT of little kids so Addy was forced to WALK her race. She was really disappointed but she says she still had fun! While I was waiting for Addy to start her race I turned around to see my friend Maggie standing there. Katie had arranged for Maggie to be there to cheer us on!
     After Addy's "race" we all sat down with our beers, well Katie and I did, and enjoyed the live music and beautiful weather. All in all...a pretty damn good morning after what have been some pretty shitty weeks. FAT MAMMA had a smile on her face, laughs out of her mouth, a sense of accomplishment on her mind, and happiness in her heart. Just what I needed.

At the finish...beer in hands. No I did not run with Peyton on my chest!

**I am a blabber mouth...I said this would not be the play by play but it is...too bad.**