I did it!!!!

I have been putting this post off for a while. It is weird to do a post about yourself. Mom's don't have time for themselves do they? Well, as I tell Aynslee every morning, I make your food, brush your hair and teeth, clean your house and clothes, it is time for mom to do something for herself.
I made a goal this summer to run a 5K by Blazes first birthday. Most of you are thinking in a very sarcastic way "wow a 5k!" It is a BIG thing for me. Some of my friends in high school (you know who you are) use to make fun of me by telling me that I couldn't run. This was because in the 8ish years that I had known some of them, they had in fact, never seen me run. Not even across the street if a car was coming. I would just walk quicker. Running makes you look weird and depending on how far you go, you get tired!! Yuck. I HATE RUNNING! Well, I did. Until this summer when I forced myself every other or sometimes every morning to run. I decided that I needed to do something for myself. I am finished having babies and now it is my turn to control this body. The one thing I thought of that would push me was running and making myself run in a race (yes, even a 5K counts) would make me actually do it. ( I had to practice, I am not one to just sign up for something with out knowing for sure that I could do it).
I wake up every morning and drive my boys to school and stop at the park on the way home and get my double stroller and Aynslee and Blaze and I go for a run. This my friends is the reason I have to tell Ayns it is mommys turn to help herself. Aynslee is more worried about how long it will take before she can watch her morning cartoons. I started out walking and running and before long I was running 2 miles and then 3 and then 4 and I haven't tried 5 yet because the "when are we going to go home" starts to drive me crazy and I stop at 4 so the princess can get her cartoons in. Anyway, on October 16th one week after Blazes first birthday, this 29 year old mother of four ran her first 5K. I know, clap if you want, I am!!! I had a goal of running in 30 min and I did it in 27.50. Not the best time ever, but I know now that I can push it harder because I was not a tired as I should have been at the end, and I have a lot of things I saw that I want to improve on. I really liked it and I placed 32 out of over 60 (not positive about the exact number but I do know there were at least 60). And, the first 15ish was the high school cross country team. I don't really count them in my perfect mind because they like to run and do it for a hobby, so count me as placing around 15th ha ha :) In my picture I am racing a 14 year old on the team. She beat me, but I was still racing. Pretty good in my mind. I did my race and I liked it and I accomplished my goal and I like running. I have lost a few pounds and it helps me clear my mind and helps mommy do something for herself. I have to say that I may actually do another one and try and improve my time. I honestly can't believe that I can say. I did it!!!!

Racing that 14 year old at the finish line.

After the race.

p.s. A BIG thank you goes out to Zach for listening to me talk about running for the past 4 months and then freak out right before the race about not doing it and then doing it and then not wanting him come watch and then calling him 10 minutes before telling him to hurry and come. And then talking about how great it was for 2 weeks after. Zach, you are the best. I know I couldn't put up with myself!!! You are a great man!