A new T-shirt

I received a wonderful surprise this week. My good friend Laura signed me up for a 7k (4.6 miles) to support the Rescue Team in her town. I think she called me on Wednesday and the race was today--Saturday!

I was really glad that I had been doing a good job getting myself out of bed and running the last month. We met this morning for a misty morning run, and it was wonderful! We ran the whole time and sustained our 10minute mile pace and finished in 46 minutes. The official times have not been posted yet, but I'll update you when they are.

The course was so beautiful and peaceful with hills, but enough straight and downhill that it wasn't brutal. The hardest part was when I knew I was finished so I sped up just to have them wave me past the finish line road to go around a small loop (about 1 to 2 tenths of a mile) but I didn't want to look stupid by slowing back down so I kept pushing to the finish. I felt so good! And, even though it may be poor form, I finally beat Laura! We've been running together occasionally for 2 years and she is always 2 or 3 minutes ahead of me.

Here is my nice new t-shirt!

Later in the day, I returned to the race field with my family for the fun and festivities. My kids loved the rock climbing wall. I gave it a try and once again was faced with the reality that I may have strong legs, but my arms are wimpy!

This is my second attempt. I took off my shoes for better gripping abilities with my toes. It did help, but my arms were still too weak to get me to the top. Loads of fun though!Laura made it all the way to the top! Way to go Laura!