Guess what i did!

Okay, this post is not about a weigh in (i'm up about a half pound from last time I reported, but that's okay).

This is about what I did this morning.

I completed Couch to 5k. I ran an actual 5k. One that I had to sign up for. And pay for. And got a tshirt for.

It was a 5k I saw on the interwebs a couple of months ago, and decided to sign up. I knew it would be in my last week of this journey, and, if I kept training, I might be able to do it. I didn't even tell my husband until about 3 weeks ago.

The route was listed in the paper YESTERDAY, so last night, we drove by to check it out. I learned there would be a really big hill i'd have to ascend, both ways. I decided then and there that I was going to walk the hills. Those were just going to be out of my reach. But that's okay. That would be about a half mile total. The rest I could run. And, for the most part, I did.

My husband was great at supporting me -- getting me ready before I started, meeting me at the half way point, and meeting me at the finish line (this route had a number of loops, so he could easily just go start-middle-finish without being on the course).

It was in the high 40's this morning, so that was freaking cold, but I warmed up well and gave him one of my shirts when I got to the half way point.

There were only about 100 people total, a mix of runners and walkers.

I only finished ahead of one of the runners, but I finished ahead of all of the walkers (I think). The only runner I beat was an 83 year old man. I'm okay with that. I think he was hoping to catch me, but that didn't happen. He was nice. We commiserated over oranges at the end.

I told my husband when I started that I thought it would take me an hour, give or take 10 minutes. But it didn't. In fact, I dreamed that I could do it in under 45 minutes, and I did. Just, but I did.

I was really proud of myself for finishing. Well, once I could breathe again, I was proud. I'm glad I did it. It was a huge goal of mine for this journey to be able to run (mostly) a 5k before this was all over. And, 6 days before turning 40, I did it.

Yay me.

NOTE: I won't post my weight again until Friday, my birthday, but I do hope to post one more time before this is all over with some of my thoughts and reflections.

You guys are awesome for being with me all this time!

Thanks for reading!