Run, Mommy, Run

While I know this post isn't about Charlotte, this is a family blog and I am proud of my most recent accomplishment. I ran a 5K yesterday as part of the GO! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend. Yay me! My official time was 39:45 (chip time, not gun time), which I am quite proud of. My goal was to run it in less than 45 minutes, so I definitely met that goal! Some of my training runs had me at a 14:00 mile, but during the race it was a 12:49. I am super happy with that. I'm no speed demon, but I ran every step and it was a hilly course.

Just after the starting line

Matt and Charlotte came to cheer me on. I'm so glad they were there! The only reason I started running was for Charlotte. I want her to have a happy and healthy mommy so she can have a positive female role model. One of my biggest fears about raising Charlotte is the body image issue that so many woman (including myself) have and if I can show her that all body types can be healthy, then I feel I have done my job as a mother. We'll see how I do. She's still young.

Rounding the corner for the last 100 yards

I think I can, I think I can

Crossing the finish line

Matt and Charlotte cheered me on at the start of the raise and the end, but missed me at the two mile marker. It was kind of a bummer; I turned the corner by the Jewel Box, hoping that I would see them and I did, but they were running away from me. I was so bummed! I really needed the cheering! Matt thought he had missed me; a woman next to him said something to another runner about how he/she was almost to the one mile. What she meant was that there was only a mile left to go, but Matt thought he was at the one mile marker. All, well. At least I saw their backs!

At the finish line

So proud of Mommy!

We ran into Laura and Ryan at the race as well. Laura finished a little ahead of me and Ryan (who hates running) finished almost 20 minutes ahead of us. He ran back to help Laura cross the finish line. What a guy.



Next up, a 5K in May, hopefully in KC with Meredith. If not, there are about a bazillion runs around here, so I'll sign up for another one. The long term goal is the Lewis and Clark half-marathon in September. For now, I'll just celebrate my first small victory across a finish line.