5K Race Recap

Well folks, today Fat Girl ran her first ever 5K.

The Lum N Abner 5K.

28 runners.

9am.

80 degrees (if not more)

100% humidity (i'm making that up but it felt like it)

I had three goals for this race:

1. Finish in at least 30 minutes

2. Do not walk

3. Do not die

I accomplished two of those. I did not die and I made it to the finish in at least 30 minutes. Sadly though I took three walking breaks (one for every mile I guess) of about 10-15 seconds a piece. Enough to catch my breath and haul ass again.

Cause guess what?

I was the second female across the finish line. I placed second in my age division (17+ pretty big division if you ask me) with a time of........26:52! I got a medal too! I think I was beat by a girl still in high school who must run track. She looked very young and was very fast. Overall I placed 12th out of the 28 runners.

My mom and my oldest kiddo were waiting for me at the finish. Didn't get any good pics of me running but here I am after crossing the finish line. Don't worry, I didn't immediately collapse, but it was pretty hot and I sat down on the cool grass in a hurry.

My buddy Phyllis who came in 18th (just like her bib number) with a time of 28:28! Go Phyllis!

My oldest guy who was cheering me on. He's proud of his mommy

and says he wants to run a marathon. I bet he can some day.

Stay tuned for the winner of the giveaway and an extra special post about an

extraordinary runner I met at the 5K.