5K Number 2

Early morning start. I haven't seen 5:00am since student teaching! But it was so worth it. Egg white French toast and oatmeal for breakfast and plenty of water during the 90 minute drive. I had a feeling before going that this would be a small race and I was right. Only about 50 racers between the aquathlon and the 5k. The course was a lap course, 2.5 laps around a light gravel track/trail. It was kind of hilly, but after the first lap and a half the timer said 22 minutes and I knew it was going to be a great finish. When the timer came into view over the final hill it read 36:30 and I went into a full on sprint. 37:00 flat. I was ecstatic! The paramedic gave me a pat on the back and said "You're braver than me." I jumped up and down, I was so happy! Two and a half minutes faster in just one month! I may have been second to last, but I don't care, I was 2nd in my age group(out of 2 haha)! The runner's high is still with me! Bring it on half marathon!
This week it will be hard to get my runs in because of AmeriCorps training camp, but I'm not discouraged. I had a great race and am officially addicted!

PS: It's 9pm and my dad has started mowing around the house. He mowed around the same place this afternoon. What is wrong with that man?

Race Week Start

Today's run was amazing. 3.1 miles, about 68 degrees, low humidity, on the verge of raining all day, 38:34. That's a whole minute faster than the race last month! It looks like this weekend will be a PR!

During the run on of my favorite songs came on my iPod, and it was so relevant to my life (how many times does that happen, like one million). Still I felt I should share some of the lyrics.
"Well summer came along and it then was gone and so was she,
Not from him because he followed her just to let her know:
A dream's a dream.
And all this livings so much harder than it seems,
But girl don't let your dreams be dreams.
You know this living's not so hard as it seems.
Don't let your dreams be dreams,
Your dreams your dreams be dreams"

This song is the anthem of my life. When life seems hard we all need that reminder that life isn't as hard as it seems. And my favorite, don't let your dreams be dreams. Make your dreams reality.