5K and follow up

Dec 23, 2009

Well the 5 k went well on Saturday.  It ended up that Rob and I, and my brother and sil all did the 5k on Dec 19th.  We woke up that morning to an inch of snow on the ground.  Things were hectic getting out of the house (what else is new).  We arrived to the race and I promptly realized that I had forgotten my sweatshirt and my damn gym shoes!  I was able to borrow a sweatshirt, but I had to run in my damn winter boots. It was ridiculous. I made the disclaimer going into the race that it was an individual effort, so we didn't need to stick together.  My goal was to finish in 45 minutes and I finished in 41! Even though I exceeded my goal, I would have liked to do better. I really hoped that I could run the whole thing, but I didn't.  It is hard to run in the cold!

We had a follow up with Dr. W.  He commended our efforts since the Smackdown of October.  He seemed especially proud of our 5k.  He also mentioned that we were talking like he wants to hear (with an empahsis on excerise and calories).  He said that he wants to see me at 177.  I think I can do it.  That's about 16 lbs.  I think I can do it by April.

Yesterday was the first time I made it to the gym since the race.  I decided to run another 5k on the treadmill, just to prove I could do it and it wasn't a fluke!  I did. Woot.

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