race for the cure

We went for it again this year- We woke up this morning well before the sun and headed to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. On our drive, we noticed quite a few cars with a dusting of snow on them. I will be honest, the "wintery mix" of the morning was less than motivating. I was excited about doing the race despite the chilly and rainy weather. Kristi wanted to run with us this year too. I am so inspired by the thousands of people that want to help in some small way to find a cure for cancer. Though that was inspiring, I felt totally unprepared. Last year I was determined to run at least three times a week, every week, in preparation for the race. This year, I. did. not. care. Cancer couldn't fool me- it didn't care whether I ran or walked... so I was pretty content on walk/running the 5k.

The race started and we picked up a decent jog. I felt good for the first mile but then my muscles got a little tight (and so itchy!!) but I was not going to be the first to say I wanted to walk. Not to mention, I think my body just kept going because running made me a lot warmer that walking, which was great. Kristi was ahead of me pretty much the entire time and looked like she was jogging on a fluffy cloud. Ben, well he ran ahead and took pictures and talked the entire time like it was no thing. And so it was, I couldn't give up, so I ran the entire 5k (while looking like a ridiculous person I'm sure, struggling over every hill) but I am glad I did it. I enjoyed it, mostly.

You can kind of see me in the background here running behind Kristi. The amount my right foot is off the ground was just about how my stride looked on that last mile.

Alyce even came to cheer us on, which was great.

I must confess, just going from straight nothing into running 3 miles makes for a very sore body later in the day. I think I broke my left foot. Okay, of course I didn't, but it really is killing me! Here's to the comfort of my bed tonight!

You know, there is an option to "Sleep in for the Cure" on the race website. You can actually pledge your donation and get a t-shirt but not actually do anything. Pathetic? or Genius?