It not only takes self-discipline to get in my workouts, but it takes the support of Brett and the kids to allow me the time. That in itself is something I feel so fortunate for.
We were lucky with the sunshine for the race but it was 42 degrees at the start. With too much waiting in the beginning of the race, I did experience my hands and feet completely numb for 2 hours. Other than that, the race was great!
The running course went down our street and there was my family waiting for me. It was a huge motivation to know that they would be there ready to cheer me on. A very fond memory that I hope to cherish forever was having a friend join me for the last half of the 5k. Due to the delayed start, those kids waited a long time.
Love this photo...Oli has spotted me and Julia is peeking around him to see if it could really be true...has mom finally come up that hill?
Oli ran with me to the end of the block for the turn-around and then said he would keep going with me. He turned out to be serious, he ran the 1.5 miles back to the finish line. We didn't know it, but he had planned to do this all along...he fessed up when he admitted that when he was getting dressed, he chose his running clothes and running shoes.
The best part of the day was having him run with me...it didn't take but 3 minutes for his endorphins to kick in and he didn't stop talking. Hyper focused on the race and cheering everyone else on. We got the loudest applause crossing the finish line as a pair...particularly since we were sprinting. He challenged me to race him to the finish line...how could I resist?
Another fond memory I will have is captured in that last photo. I had called Brett to say that Oli had made it all the way back with me and we would be walking home soon. He was gushing about the photos and how it captured Oli looking up at me with 'hero worship' in his eyes. What a nice thing to know.
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congratulations lovely lady we are all so proud of you. Lots of love the Oz lot.xxx
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