My 5K...

The day has come and gone!

And I survived!

My training and running partner, Sarah, and I smiling in relief after the race.

I think that we would both say that the race was actually easier than we expected.  It could be due to the fact it took us 36:21 to finish (we never pushed ourselves), but we were both fighting some serious health issues.  Sarah had a nice chest cold going on and I was just coming off a 24 hour stomach bug.  I had almost nothing to eat the previous 24 hours.  I tried, but it all turned my stomach.

So, we finished. I didn't faint.  And we WILL be doing it again!

Mommy's biggest cheerleaders!

Me, Katie and Sarah post race and pre-lunch.  It was the first meal for me in 28 hours!

Katie had the luck of getting a stress fracture in her foot a week before the race.

I really think this race was cursed for all the things that happened.  I arrived at a hotel in Mandan the night before only to realize I had forgotten my suitcase at home.  It contained the all important things like a sports bra and running shoes!

My sweet husband packed up all 4 kids at 5:30 AM Saturday morning to bring me my suitcase.  He deserves a medal for that.

(A small political message in the background.  Vote NO on ND measure 5!!!!)

Meeting a social media friend in real life!

The race was such great fun.  I started this training about 2 months ago.  I went from not being able to run a half mile to being able to spit out 3.1 miles like nothing.  I am in awe with what we can do if only we set a goal and go after it.  People said I would hate it or get hooked.  I LOVED it. 

I am going to try to continue to run a couple times a week and maybe sign up for another 5K.  But I know this, I need a running partner.  It was so great to run with Sarah and so much fun.  So, if anyone is willing to run with me let me know when and where!