Susan G Komen 5K

On Sunday I ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K. I ran it with Jen who is a Wildlife Solutions wife. This event was like nothing I've seen before. It was so crowded (I think I heard that 7000 people were there) and there was an amazing feeling behind the whole event. Aside from all the pink, people were in costumes, walking with their families, big groups, supporting each other, remembering lost loved ones. The entire morning was very inspiring and touching and led me to count my blessings that my family has not had to face such a terrible disease.

The run was great, although very crowded. When the horn sounded to start the race, it took us another 4 minutes to even cross the starting line and then another minute or two to actually get to a clear space where we could run. This was the first time I ran the entire thing without stopping, so that was exciting for me. I'm not quite sure what my time was with the delay in getting started but I'm guessing it was close to what I've run in the past.

After the race we headed into the stadium to collect our swag (gotta love race freebies)! The Fuze booth was taking pictures and then donating money to breast cancer research for each downloaded picture, so here is ours..

Me, Jen, and Jen's friend Jessica


I'm feeling more and more confident with my runs and really enjoying it all. Running in the morning lets my thought go wild, gives me a time to pray, and is a nice kid-free start to my day of child-wrangling. Today I signed up for a 10k in Mid-November. It's a bit sooner than I'd like, but the next opportunity would be March, 2010 if I passed this one up. Steve and the girls will be coming to the 10k to cheer mommy across the finish line and there will be a kiddie dash for Brooke to participate in too. Can't wait!