Long - xpost: 5 K Race Report

Thank you for your kind words.

Congratulations to you too, Stacy. It is so nice to know there are people out there that really "get" what you're experiencing.

Keep up the good work, and celebrate your accomplishment!

This post is very personal for me. I will do my first 5k on Saturday and I have all the thoughts swirling. . . I am going to be last, (so what) It is going to take me close to an hour, (so what!) and at 240 I will probably be the heaviest one there, (again, SO WHAT!) 

It is good to know that none of this will matter when i finish, and I WILL FINISH!


Congrats and thanks again.

You will do it. You will finish. And you will be very, very proud of yourself!

Do it with joy and enthusiasm. Focus on every moment, enjoy everything about it. Wave to people as they pass.

And when you get home, PM me with a full report! I'll be thinking about you and silently cheering you on.

Good luck!