Our First 5k
Cross-processed photo by Rex Barrett
Last Wednesday we had a couple of our good friends, Micah (in the yellow headband) and James (in blue), over for dinner. When they mentioned running the 5k for AIDS I excitedly imposed and asked if Jeremy and I could run it with them. And of course, they said yes. And of course, I started sketching out our outfits.
Sunday afternoon we slathered on the sunscreen and in the hot hot heat we ran and ran and ran. We passed by a water boy and I dramatically poured it over my head and started dancing like Jennifer Beals in Flash Dance. By the time we got to the second water boy I had no more drama in me and it was a fight to breathe finish. I should explain that I'm not a runner. No way, no how. I'll run every once in a while for a little exercise but it's not something I do.
We crossed the finish line at around :33 minutes - and while I was a little disappointed and felt that I had slowed our team down, I was still excited to have finished my first (and probably last) official 5k. However, Jeremy is ready to move on to a half-marathon. If he does, I'll be the best cheerleader and #1 fan you ever saw.
OMG, your outfits are super cute. I'll cheer and donate but running? Never.
Congrats on your finish!
FUN! FUN! FUN! LOVE the outfits!
Have pretty day!
Kristin
Ahhhhhh.....LOVE it!
aw. so cute! hey micah!
Who wears short shorts?
Jeremy wears short shorts!
Congrats. I hope you werent feeling too pukey by the end. AND I would have loved to see the flashdance moment.
Hurray! I haven't run meaningfully (except for the bus) since high school gym class when I was front of the pack.
On another note, I find it interesting that the race was a 5k because I thought Imperial was used in the US.
Way to go! Love the outfits. I'm jealous you look so good in short shorts. :)
Hot!
Did Jeremy protest the shorts?
i love this post. im getting ready for my first 5k too :) ive been running for two months...so we will see.
Vanessa - I know - it's so confusing but for runs things are still measured in kilometers here. And we get liters of soda but gallons of milk.
Aura - He was a little embarrassed to get out of the car but once we started running he rocked it. With a trash stache he'd totally look like a '70s gym teacher.
Lesli - Good luck! I'm sure you'll do amazing - especially with training.
Any race you finish is a good race...in my opinion. Great job!
Great job! Loved your outfits - you guys were rocking. Good luck to Jeremy with his half - I did my first half last summer and am now hooked.
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