In an effort to lose several pounds Ella Kate so thoughtfully gave me, I decided to start running races. I trained for months and suffered through sickness, injuries and general malaise.
It was all worth it today!
Richard and I ran in the Big Pumpkin Run 5K in Roswell. It was my first race, ever. After my last injury and other setbacks this week, I was dreading it. But, once I got there and saw runners of every shape and size, with all different goals, I was hooked. We both had a great run.
Richard ran the race in 26:23 minutes and I ran it in 33:01. The route was pure hills, so I was aiming for 12 minute miles plus time to get to the start and the extra .12 mile at the end. I beat my goal by 5+ minutes. (And, another goal - I didn't stop or walk AT. ALL. Trust me, that's huge to me when thinking about the hills.)
Richard is a born runner, so he just ran to enjoy the scenery and support me. Although, he was thrilled with the race t-shirt they gave us.
We didn't take pictures there, because we'd then have to run with a camera. But, we were so pumped by the time we got home we took a few photos in the front yard.
3 comments:
Hooray!!!!!!!!!for the Pullens. I knew you could do it Allison. Get in the tub and soak those aching hips. Love, Gigi
So proud of both of you!! Alli - that is an awesome time. Some friend of mine here just ran a 5k and they do it all the time and there times were in the 38's!
When Kevin and I ran together, he'd run circles around me (literally) b/c it's so effortless for him! Boys!
Congratulations!!! That is a huge success! Go you!!
Cath (from SG food boards)
PS: Really cute blog!!
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