I started running back in May and have pretty much hated it the entire time.
Running is: boring, painful, tiring, lonely, time consuming, hard and discouraging.
However, I ran my first race back in June and discovered a love of them. Race atmosphere is like nothing else. It is the only thing that has kept me running all these months. While I haven't developed a love of running, and I'm not sure I would even go as far as saying I like it, I am hating it less than I did before.
My first race was the Twilight Run, a 5k back in June
In July my friend Stacy and I ran the Go Girl 10k Trail Run
In September I participated in Warrior Dash with two friends. It's a 5k course with fourteen obstacles
Here is our finish photo
In October my sister Natalie and I ran in Run Like Hell Portland
It was a Halloween themed race so we rocked these tutus
In November I ran in the Tigard Thanksgiving Day Turkeython
My sister Natalie came to support and took this wonderful finish photo
Up next: Ho Ho 5k this Sunday. My new friend Kelsie is running it with me and we're both very excited. It will be her first 5k!
What an awesome year you have had in 2011 in the running world!!! Wish I could come cheer you on in person. Thankful for Auntie Natalie sharing it out there on Facebook so we can kinda experience it live. SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteRunning... MOVING WELL... is so good for you. It's a vital nutrient. We were made to move.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like running races, and especially like that you enjoy meeting the folks at races.