Today I completed my first 5km race that I actually ran! (I did one in July 2012 with my friends while touring the Yukon)…but I didn’t train for that, or even run for that matter—we walked it! 

My friend Michelle (below)…ran on the Toronto Pearson Runway run…at the end of September.  I saw her awesome photos, and some other friend’s awesome photos from that day…and it made me wish I could run a 5km.  It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time…and the timing just seemed right!

Michelle let me know about this race and I decided to sign up! It was held on the Downsview Airport..a perfect first 5km…it was 100% flat! 

…I decided to ask my friend Josefina if she’d join me.  The rest was done…just the training and trying to get so I could run longer than 30seconds! I started using a couch to 5km app on my phone and I’d go out for a 30min run/walk…then walk for the rest of the hour.  I never got past the run 1 min, walk 1 1/2 min… But I loved how I felt when I was doing it!

After Thanksgiving life got crazy with work..so I had to put the running aside, then I got a crazy cold…(which kept me out of the loop for like 10 days)… then 2 1/2 weeks ago I had my big toenail removed.  So let’s just say that my training didn’t progress as far as I’d like. 

Even though Josefina has a cold, and couldn’t talk very well… she came! WIthout her I wouldn’t have actually finished this thing.  She is a great pace-setter.  She’s a turtle and I’m a hare…without her, I would have really worn myself out! We ended up finishing 40:24!

Even though my legs are a bit sore (in a good way)…I’m already thinking about my next 5km! 

…that runner high, it’s contagious! 

Just wanted to shout out to my friends who ran with me today… Michelle in the 8km and Josefina with the 5km….Thanks!!!

Also wanted to thank my sis-in-law for doing some practice runs with me over Thanksgiving weekend…I can’t wait to do a 5km with you! As well as all my friends that are encouraged me to give running a start.