Running and Fall Fest 5K Race

Well, I didn't think I was going to make it out of bed this cold windy morning, but to my surprise, I did! And it's a good thing I did, cause all my other running buddies were there! Well, almost all of them! If I had decided to stay in my warm bed and sleep, I would've been a real party pooper without any good excuses to not go. I was really tempted, but one thing got me up - and that one thing was the fact that I didn't want to have regrets the rest of the day and I didn't want to feel like a big ol' loser cause I really didn't have any good excuses.

I am soooo glad I did not let my ol' flesh and bones have their way! I had a lot of fun and I made my goal - to get below 30:00 minutes! It wasn't my PR, but I was satisfied with my time. I felt pretty good and just love the running comradery among all the folks.

I only ran twice this week bringing my weekly total only to 7. Oh well, I was pretty busy. This week I'll shoot for a total of 12!

As far as race harvests go, I reaped all sorts of good stuff! The usual Runner's Goody Bag full of things like, a new water bottle, coupons, future race info, small first aid kit, a pen, and some other stuff I can't remember. There's also another new long-sleeved t-shirt, a shiny gold medal I got after crossing the finish line and my keepsake number I'll add to my collection. There were free drinks and food available after finishing. And finally, that great feeling of accomplishment and joy about doing something you could've just blown off. It's all over now and I'm sooo glad I got myself out of that bed! Thank you, Jesus, for your grace and mercy and an ever so sweet strength to "run in such a way as to win."