Life List - Run a 5K

I did it!  I completed my first 5K run on Sunday and it couldn't have been a better day.  The sun was shining, and the weather wasn't too hot or too cold.  I definitely want to run the Chocolate Race again next year, and my cheerleader has said she will join me next year.  Although my mini-cheerleader might not be quite ready for it yet.

Here are the pics:

My mini-cheerleader wasn't quite ready to go

But I was ready!

Happy to cross the finish line

One of us was enjoying a chocolate martini

 

I was so glad to have two supportive people cheering me on.  Elizabeth acted as photographer, and her baby, Daisy, was definitely an attention grabber.  She woke up when we arrived at the race, and didn't fall asleep again until we left.  So many people to look at and smile for!

Here are the official stats for my first race:

Finishing time was 34:35

In my age category (Female 30-39) I placed 33rd out of 97

In the 5K I was the 102nd female to finish

My pace was 6:55/km

I'm already planning my next race, and want to finish under 30 minutes.  Which might be more of a challenge as the next one will be the August long weekend.  It will be much warmer!

Blogging Genius and Chocolate Run

Maybe "blogging genius" is a bit of an exaggeration, since I took almost 20 minutes to figure out how to add an image and link to the blog.  But I did it!  All on my own, so I now have a link to the "Running & Reading Long" course that I'm super excited to be taking part in.

My hope is it will keep me going and excited after I complete my first 5K run on Sunday.  Less than a week to go and a bit scary to say the least.  However, my run yesterday went well and I rested for the rest of the day as my shins were not feeling quite right.  Hopefully the three runs I have in my plan to complete this week won't aggravate them too much.  I may forgo my normal weights/yoga routine as last week my feet were cramping like crazy and it was after a run and yoga that the shins started to complain.

Or maybe I'll just play it by ear and see how my legs feel on Wednesday night.  Which normally means I'll probably end up doing the core class and yoga, rather than resting.

I figure this is my first of many races, so why not try things out and see what works/doesn't work.

My two goals for the race on Sunday:

1. Finish it in less than an hour (I think realistically I should manage it in under 45 minutes)
2. Enjoy lots of chocolate after with my cheering squad composed of my friend Elizabeth and her baby Daisy

What could possibly go wrong at the Chocolate Race? Run out of choclate maybe, which might be devastating!  I'm super excited to be able to cross off another "Life List" item.

Life List - Harlem Globetrotters

Last week I completed another item on my "Life List"....see the Harlem Globetrotters!

Yes, after the dating escapades of the past few weeks I decided I need to do something fun on my own.  Something just for me, and it happened that the Globetrotters were in town, so I splurged on a great seat.

And they were funny, and entertaining.  Almost as entertaining as the kids around me dancing to all the music (very cute!).
I would definitely recommend seeing them, but if you can I'd suggest taking at least one kid aged 4 to 10.  I think seeing them enjoying the show would make it that much better.  If you take a kid, be prepared to shell out some serious cash for a souvenir as they can have it signed after the show.  Those famouse stripped balls were selling for $30 Cdn.  Guess who decided not to buy one!

Next up on the Life List - Complete a 5K (April 29th, as long as my body lasts through the week).