My first 5K Race!!!

Go Team!!

Our Recruiters!!!

Well, I cannot remember if I have mentioned it at all, but Tara recruited Shell and I to run a half marathon this year. So, beginning on January 1st, we have officially begun the training. The race we are running is the Country Music Half Marathon in Nashville, TN. Mike, Tara's brother lives down there and had run it in the past, and Tara ran it last year. So, we jumped on the bandwagon this year. We started using Hal Higdon's race training and started with a 30 in 30 routine. You run thirty minutes a day (or as much as you can in the 30 minutes) for 30 days, just to get you in the routine. Then, you begin a 12 week training program, slowly increasing your long runs for the week!! So, we are getting closer and wanted to get into a small race to get us in the mindset. Once we are finished with with marathon, we plan to continue with the smaller races, just to keep us motivated.

So, today was our first race. We ran the CIDA 5K race in Peoria, on the riverfront. We met Tara and Jeff that morning, and successfully completed the race. Grandma and Aunt Jenny were alos there. We didn't win by any stretch of the imagination, however we crossed the finish line. So far with our training, we have been running this similar distance, so it wasn't too bad. But, it was nice to get the feel of how the races are run just to have an idea. So, we stayed for the passing out of the medals and door prizes (didn't win anything), and then headed over to Jenny's. She was planning to give us a nutrition 101 course to add to our traning and help balance the exercise and eating. What a good day, I feel great!