Pretty Muddy 5K Training

     I signed up for the Pretty Muddy 5K in Dallas in June. I did this because I may be a tiny bit obsessed with the blogs I read and I knew Megan and Mama Laughlin were doing it AND we have family in Dallas that we need to visit. So ta da! Here I go. It will be my first 5K and I'm nervous as heck.

     When I realized that June 1st was just over a month away I thought "okay, really gotta get my butt in gear. I don't want to be dead last... that's embarassing." Even though I know I will just be happy with finishing. My fastest 5K time to date is 41.56. That's not bad... but it's not good either. My goal for June is to be under 40 minutes... preferably around 35. I would be happy with that.

     I started the Couch to 5K program last night, just because it would ease me into it. I started on Week 3 Day 1. It went pretty well. I went ahead and finished out 2 miles in right at 29 minutes. That's so slow for me, but I did what the program said and walked when it told me to when I could have been running. So 10 minutes of that was the 5 minute warm up walk and the 5 minute cool down walk. So I know that I could push and go faster.

     While I was running/walking, I was watching the news about the Boston Marathon. That was the first time I've cried while running. I haven't ever experienced the Runner's High to the extent that I cried. But I was just so sad and angry. And absolutely touched by the acts of kindness and the stories of heroism. I hope and pray that if I am ever in a situation like that, that I do what so many bystanders and runners did for these victims and run straight into the fire instead of away. Out of tragedy, we will rise up stronger. And I heard so many people that ran the marathon say they will absolutely return next year because life is made of many moments, and theirs will not be ruined because of one. They are my inspiration.

Until tomorrow with the finish the sentence link up! Be happy and healthy,

Kris

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