On Sunday, September 30th, I completed my first 5k ever. Joe and I shaved four minutes off our practice time and crossed the finish line at 34 minutes. That works out to be just over a 10 minute mile, which I am extremely excited about! Yes, I had to walk a little bit here and there, but for short durations and we still finished in what I consider excellent time. Oh, and we didn't finish last, so that was good too... did I mention that we passed some skinny people? That also felt good. We were beaten by a speed walker and an 87 year old looking couple (who were previous boston marathon runners). But overall, I was really quite proud to compete, finish, and not come in last! We ran this route:
http://www.shapeupsomerville5k.org/Map.html and made it up all the hills, even the long, gradual one that I was afraid of!
I am so proud of Joe for his effort and incredible progress since March.
We definitely couldn't have done this without each other!