On Saturday, February 9, 2013, I accomplished something that
surprised me: I completed my first 5K. It
wasn't pretty; I barely finished in under an hour. But I finished, and for me
that was an accomplishment. In fact, it was one of the proudest moments of my
life. Now I know I *SOUND* like I have
low standards, but truly, this was something I thought was beyond my realm of
possibility. I bake, I scrapbook, I work, and I go to school. And I'm pretty
awesome at all of those things. Those skills all came naturally to me, and it
didn't take much for me to do well. But running? I sucked at that. I could
hardly run for a few minutes less than a month before this. So my only goal for
this D-backs Race Against Cancer was to finish, which I did. I wasn't even last! And on top of that, I saw Luis Gonzales - Mr. Diamondback himself and one of the greatest left-fielders there ever was! I'm a huge Arizona Diamondbacks fan, so
this was the perfect first race for me, and running into Gonzo (no pun intended) was pretty
incredible. But, this is a blog about a wannabe princess with a penchant for
bling, so there's one more reason this was a perfect day...
So, crappy time, but I did finish. Since it's my first race,
I have a new P.R. - 57.05.4. Next time, I'm shooting for under 45 minutes. I'll
leave you with a personal favorite running quote:
"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how
fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been
running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no
membership card to get. You just run."
Until next time my friends!
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