Saturday, May 28, 2011

I am wonderful!

I ran my first 5K race today.  There will be no photos; it wasn't pretty.  My time was 38:31 and I think I was the last 5K runner to cross the finish line.  Okay, maybe a couple of really overweight ladies were behind me too.  But I didn't let any of the walkers beat me.  And I fulfilled a goal that I set at the beginning of the year.  Tom and the kids were there to watch and cheer me across the finish line.  (Megan says it was truly boring; they couldn't even see the runners.)  I found out that it is possible for me to bawl while running.  Tomorrow I may not be able to walk.  But today I am awesome!

6 comments:

Amy said...

You are awesome, Melissa. Way to go! Hope you aren't too sore tomorrow. :)

Kris and Sam said...

You are wonderful! I'm impressed! :)

Mills Family said...

So impressed. Not something I can say I have ever wanted to do. Way to be!

TimothyandJessica said...

Way to go, Melissa. You didn't even look like you were limping today. :) I love the feeling of finishing a race!

Charlene said...

Way to go!! I'm so proud of you for achieving your goal!!!

Kris said...

I just read this and it made me smile