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Megan Does A 5K (and other notable things)

I have been a slacker lately. 
Well at least a slacker at blogging.
I have not been slacking in other areas.

I am starting at the end, if you will, with what happened this weekend, so we will work backwards.  It's my blog, I can do what I want.

This Saturday I did my first 5K.  Or well, I did my first 5K when I was worried about time (I have down the Race for the Cure before, but that was just a walk for me).

I didn't decide to the 5K until Monday.  I have been practicing and training for a 5K for 9 weeks.  If I didn't do it now, I wasn't going to do it.  As the week progressing and got colder and rainier, I grew more and more worried about this 5K.  First of all, I knew it was going to be hard enough to do this things in nice weather.  I had almost decided that if the weather did not cooperate I was just going to chalk this up as a loss and try again another day.

However, when Friday rolled around, I knew I had to set my alarm and get up and do it.  I knew that if I didn't I would keep making excuses and finding reasons not do to it.

My alarm went off and I had no trouble getting up.  I ate breakfast, laced up my shoes and got ready to head out the door.   And the sun was shining.  It was still cold, but there was no rain.  I checked in, got my stuff and got ready to go.  I was actually pretty proud of the race bib.

If I said it was easy, it would be a lie.  I thought I would jog more than I did.  I thought I'd jog most of it. I didn't.  I walked.  I walked a lot.  But I did jog.  I made small goals for myself, I'd jog from one stop sign to the next, or to the end of one song.  When I signed up, I said I wanted to finish in under 45 minutes.  I jogged across the finish line at 43 minutes and 15 seconds.  I know that's not a great time and it's slow, but I was proud.  I had never been more proud of myself.  I had a good time and I can't wait to do another one.

I have also started meeting with a trainer once a week.  I dread it pretty much all day but I am impressed with myself every time we meet.  I am impressed and proud with what I can do.

I bought my graduation dress when I was in Nashville.  It was a much smaller size that the dress I wore when i gradated with my Bachelor degree.  I am so excited to but my dress on and walk across the stage.  I may not lose the 40 pounds I wanted to lose before graduation (I'm not sure I haven't been on a scale in a few days and I''m not going to get on one for a few more days), but I am going to look a whole lot better than I did when I started.

Photo: Before my first 5k. 13 minutes left to start time.
Getting ready to run!

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