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| not a great pic, but the only pic i have of the race last year! |
1. i was 25 weeks pregnant when i ran last year. i went to the bathroom right before we started, but inevitably i had to go to the bathroom 15 minutes into the race. i really, really wanted to stop and go (it was all i could think about the last half of the race), there were even bathrooms along the side of the race course! but i didn't stop, i just pushed forward to the end. which is good, because...
2. i wasn't really keeping track of my time or placement, all i knew is that lots of people had passed me at the beginning of the race. but when i could see the finish line, i noticed that there was a girl in reachable distance ahead of me. so i did what tons of other people have done to me (which is where i learned this strategy!), i sprinted to pass her, just before the finish line. and just as i was crossing, i heard "and here comes our first female finisher!", which was surprising because...
3. my time was something like 28 minutes. by far the slowest 5K i have ever run. my times usually are between 22-25 minutes, but i hadn't trained for the 5K (i gave up running in favor of resistance training about 2 years ago), AND i was 25 weeks pregnant. to be fair, i must mention that it was a pretty small race. but still surprising (and encouraging) that i did so well!
anyways, i am looking forward to the race this saturday if for nothing more than it being a challenge. originally my goal was going to be to beat my time from last year, but i haven't been able to train because of some knee pain (God's way of humbling me because i was idolizing beating my time). i'm sure i'll be able to finish, just probably not very fast.
last year, my goal was to raise $100, and i beat my goal by $20. this year, my goal is to raise $500 to help end the spread of AIDS in long beach. so far, i have raised $150, so i have $350 to go. would you consider being a part of making that happen? if you would like to sponsor me, go here.
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