My 1st 5K

Jill, Aiona, and I after the race

Pre race dinner: Aiona, Jill, & me

So I ran my first 5K after much anticipation and did pretty well for a 1st timer. I have never run distance races before (just the 100, 200, & 4x100 relay in high school) and decided it was time for me to push myself and set some new goals. I had pretty much hit my limit at the classes at the gym and I needed something to push me harder so I started thinking about doing the 5K. After talking with my friend, Jill, we decided to run a 5K together. We trained together here and there between out crazy schedules with our families and on our own. I had so much fun doing this and am so happy to have such a great friend like Jill who has pushed me on and inspired me to do even better than I thought I could. We have set some goals for the future which include doing more 5K's, a 10K, a 1/2 marathon, and eventually a marathon. I am so excited to train for all of this and eventually reach all my goals. We were lucky enough to have our friend, Aiona, join us at the race and run with us. We used to all work together at Nordy's and had so much fun running together. I did a prerun dinner the night before at my house where we indulged in 2 different kids of pastas, wonderful Italian salad made by Jill, Aiona's garlic bread, and Jill's delicious strawberry shortcake. It's so nice to have such a great group of friends who support you with this kind of thing.