First day of School and my 5K

It has arrived, the first day of first grade for Kathleen and the first day of third grade for Patrick. They seemed exhausted when they got home. Taf, Quinn and Margaret have not started yet, next week for Margaret and Quinn and then the next week Taf will start.

On Sunday I walk/ran my first 5K.....with the help of my trainer Keena. She pushed me and kicked my butt the whole way around the course. I had agreed to do the race back in late May, with Keena and a couple other girls from the gym. With all that has gone on this summer , my work out schedule suffered and I didn't want to do the race. I was not as prepared for it as I wante dto be. Keena would not take any excuse I made, she told me to use the race as a new starting point.
It was a very emotional day, I was angry, I complained, I missed my Dad....I had told my dad I was going to do the race.....I knew I was going to miss not being able to tell him that I really did it.
Well we started off running and then we walked a bit and went back and forth never really slowing down. Keena was so great and at times I felt like i was in a therapy session. It was a HUGE deal for me.
I knew going into it I could easily walk it in an hour, I never thought for a second I would quit or not be able to finish. So I was thinking if I cross the finish on 59:59 I will be glad it is over and proud of myself. Well, Keena had a different goal for me and I crossed the finish in 46:50! I was shocked!!

I am once again surprised by what I am capable of, like I said I never thought I could stand at my Dad's bedside and watch him slip away...but I did. I never though I would cross that finish line in anything less than an hour......but I did. So I guess I am just going to say......"what will I do next?"

I am going to try and get faster and keep working out and I may come up with a list of other things to do....I have promised the kids I would let them teach me to ski this winter.....The possibilities are endless!!!