First run after a race

Yesterday afternoon, I got out and hit the road with my lovely dog Ginger. We decided that it would be a good time for my first run after my 10K race. It was a tad bit warm, but we persevered. I didn't have any specific distance in my mind, but I did want to get at least two miles under my belt. We ran 2.41 miles in just under 29 minutes. Not race pace, but not bad. I could have gone further, but Ginger was hot and tired, so we came back home.

It felt so good to get back out there. It's just so natural for me now. Who would have ever thought that I'd be a runner? Definitely not me. A year ago, I was just starting out on this journey and I wasn't too sure where it would take me. I'm amazed as to how far I've come.

I was looking through some old pictures and found one that my mom had taken of me in March of 2009...



I can just look back and see how miserable and unhealthy I was. I'll never go back to that.... I can't! I won't. I'm so happy now and vow to stay healthy for the rest of my life. I've made such a lifestyle change over the past year. I'm a new person now. And the new me is happy and healthy and an exercise fiend. :-)