After running a few 5K's I started to feel like I was ready to step it up and challenge myself. There was a 10K coming up and it would be the only one for quite a while. I decided to sign up and start training for it and bought "real" running shoes. The big day came and I was nervous. I did not sleep well at all the night before, but there was no turning back. Steve and the girls came along to cheer me on which was awesome. Here is a picture of the three of us right before the start. 
The run went well. There was a section about a mile long on a dirt road that was challenging, but the course was through a very beautiful golf community, so it was nice and scenic. There were even a few hot air balloons in the distance. I was struggling with a bit of knee pain in my last mile but really wanted to finish in under an hour so I persevered and tried to keep my pace up. Towards the very end of the course there was a guy who was always just a few paces ahead of me. As we got to the finish line, I heard my hubby and kids cheering for me, saw my mom (a surprise) and just kicked it into overdrive and passed the guy up and finished in 59:58.
It was such a awesome feeling! I'm so glad I did it and was so relieved it was over!
My two Number 1's headed to the starting line..
They were adorable and were all smiles! I was so proud!
Blowing a kiss to my cheering section as I get started.
The run went well. There was a section about a mile long on a dirt road that was challenging, but the course was through a very beautiful golf community, so it was nice and scenic. There were even a few hot air balloons in the distance. I was struggling with a bit of knee pain in my last mile but really wanted to finish in under an hour so I persevered and tried to keep my pace up. Towards the very end of the course there was a guy who was always just a few paces ahead of me. As we got to the finish line, I heard my hubby and kids cheering for me, saw my mom (a surprise) and just kicked it into overdrive and passed the guy up and finished in 59:58.
It was such a awesome feeling! I'm so glad I did it and was so relieved it was over!This event also had a kiddie dash so Brooke and Ali got to run in their very own shorter version.
My two Number 1's headed to the starting line..
They were adorable and were all smiles! I was so proud!
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