I am kicking a$$!

I did my first 5K this weekend!!!  I had already played a soccer game that afternoon, the whole game as we were short 4 players!  So needless to say I was very tired, the race was a lot harder than I thought it would be because I can run 5K pretty easy.  I am chalking my time up to that, and I have decided that the next time I do a 5K, I will not play soccer a few hours before!

I am very pleased that did it, I finished it, and I even had a nice big finish!  I ran with a group of really great people, and they were so supportive.  The boys and Theresa are runners and had no problems finishing - the other 2 girls have just started running - Robin had back surgery 2 years ago and has lost about 80 pounds since!  Tina has lost about 45 pounds in the last year!  Both girls never understood why I ran, but I think they get it now!  (They both beat my time!)

It was such a great night, we had a lot of fun and I really can't wait to do the next one.  I am a bit sore today, not as sore as I thought I'd be yesterday though.

All my accomplishments are being documented on my "My Coach" from Adidas, and my new Jawbone Up.  I Love these devices!!!  I can't wear the jawbone to play soccer, but I use the My Coach, but I can wear both for runs.  I wear the Up all the time, it tracks my daily movement and my sleep (SOOO important to me, and the reason I bought it) it can also track food, but I'm not doing that yet.

I just love having proof of all the activity that I am doing.  It makes it more real for me, and it makes me want to move even more.

I am down 40 pounds now and I hope to maybe lose about 10 more.  I am not concerned with the number so much as I am concerned about how I am feeling and getting rid of a bit more jiggle!  I really just want to feel good and have more energy to do more things...and stay awake all day!

Finally running my first 5K has really made an impact on me.  I know I can do it, and I know I can make a better time next time.  I am not nervous to do it again, and I can't wait to find another run as soon as I can.  I am missing the next run with those friends due to "scheduling conflicts"!  But I'll find another one, and my husband said that he'd love to join me next time!  Mini date!

I feel great, I am loving all the activities that I normally do and I am excited to add new ones.  We've been playing tennis a lot, I've tried paddle boarding and my husband might even get me on a Windsurf this summer, we'll see!