Great Race

We did it!  Oranges and "funny face" cookies, as Gracie calls them, for the victors.

My sweet friend Jeanne and I ran the 5K segment of the Pittsburgh Great Race last Sunday. She had a goal of running the whole thing without walking. I wasn't making any promises, but I wanted to keep up with her. (This was a good goal, as we both stopped at about week 5 of the "Couch to 5K" program--which means we were off the couch and out the door, but not running for long.)

I don't think I would have even shown up that morning if Jeanne hadn't arrived at my door at 6:50 a.m.  We had gotten home a little later than planned from our weekend in D.C., and the baby had woken up a few times that night.

But that just made success that much sweeter!  :)  36 minutes, 14 seconds: I was in a college PE class when I last ran that many minutes consecutively. There's just something so great about running with all those other people (15,000 registered for the 35th annual race) and a sort of euphoric high that carries for days after you cross the finish line.

There are family members of mine (and of Jeanne's) who run 5Ks as a warm up to their morning run, so I am keeping this in perspective. But, I'm still pretty happy that I can do it, and maybe KP will run one with me (at what would be a trot for her).

After the race, I felt like a true urbanite as I caught a bus from downtown to Squirrel Hill and walked home. The family cheered for me when I came in, and David made a delicious dinner that night in celebration.