Get up and run was my mantra this morning.
I went OUT last night. There may have been champagne and a 1am omelet involved. 🙂
Unbelievably I got up this morning to meet Mark for the Atlanta Children’s Shelter 5K. Thank you to Mark for the encouragement and pics!
I had a teensy headache. I was SO sore from a killer workout earlier in the week. However, I always feel better after a good sweat and what better way than a 5K? You can’t stop if other people are watching.
At the Start Line
We started and I realized my soreness was working itself out and my headache must have sweat itself out. It wasn’t such a bad run!
With 2 miles to go, I was still feeling strong. Not winner strong, but I wasn’t slowing. At the 3 mile mark the finish line came into view. The finish line clock came into view and it was around 24 mins! I couldn’t believe it. I might finish in UNDER 25?! My previous PR was 25:10!
Total disbelief. New PR = 24:47
I got a plaque – 1st in my age group! The plaques were bring presented by a former Falcons football player (Mike Haynes from the Falcons) and Phaedra Parks from the Real Housewives of Atlanta (they were filming the race!).
Phaedra told me I had nice arms! Cool even if I had no clue who she was.
It’s only 1pm on Saturday and I’ve already conquered a bottle of champagne and a 5K. It’s shaping up to be a good weekend.
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I’m off to do some food shopping – it’s the only way to follow up a good race.
What are you doing this weekend?
Do you like running races? Have you ever surprised yourself with a killer time?
