First 5k of the Year

What a Glorious Day to go for a run. The announcer blared this over the microphone as we lined up for this mornings cold, but beautiful race. I called my friend Kate Thursday morning and asked her is she wanted to run a 5k on Saturday. She said, "SURE!" So starting out at 5:45 am this morning, we met up to run the "Just a Short Run" (meaning you get free shorts) for Leukemia. It was freezing! We were an hour early to register since we missed online registration. Then we sat in Kate's car to get warm. Greg(my 14 year old son) joined us and I think he was half asleep still and Kate's friend from Allison Park, Charlotte ran too! We had a blast. I was so excited and full of coffee and a bottle of water, that I had to run to the bathroom before the race began. I waited in line so long I almost missed the start. The race started uphill first which was tough then flattened out. I loved every minute. I just wished I had my ipod. It's sorta hard to sing and run, plus there were lots of people around, so i just faced the beautiful sunshine, thanking God for a glorious morning and a beautiful run.

I finished strong, had fun, and didn't stop with a time under 32 minutes. I can't wait for the next race. Anyone out there game?