My first 5K

Well I did it. I ran in my first 5K. About a month ago I decided I wanted to start running and get into shape. I was at a point where I felt like I was in the worst shape I had been in. I always had no energy. I slept in to long in the mornings. I wanted to change. So I started getting up in the mornings and running. At first I couldn't even run a mile without stopping. A friend of mine suggested running in the spud run with her in September. It is also a 5K. After my first day of running I thought to myself. There is NO WAY I can run three miles. So I kept at it. Each day running a little farther. After 3 weeks I was up to running 3 miles. It got actually pretty easy. My sister was running in the hammer run in Declo that same weekend we were there so I decided to do it. I ran it in 29 mins. I am not super fast but I ran the whole time. It felt great. During the race I passed a women in a wheelchair. That really hit me. I felt so blessed to be able to run. It was then that it made me realize what a true blessing it was to be able to wake up each morning and have two healthy legs that allowed me to run. I have enjoyed running this past month. It has been great physically as well as emotionally. I have so much more energy every day. I get so much more accomplished. I feel so much happier. My goal is to keep running more and farther distances. I am learning to love running. I never in my life thought I would say this. In high school I hated it with a passion. I still remember the day a friend and I ran the 800 in a track meet and I seriously thought I was going to die.