I was stressing so much over that stupid 1.5 lbs that I decided I would take a break from the scale. I said ONLY Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday was difficult to keep, Thursday and Friday were fine. Saturday we were up so early for the race (!) that it was no big deal, and then today... I broke my vow. I decided I didn't want to be surprised (aka, disappointed!) with the scale at the gym tomorrow. I wanted to have a good idea what it should say, so I stepped on mine one day early. I was happy with the results, and I was happy with going 4 out of 5 days so win/win.
Saturday was my first 5K. It was for a domestic violence home in a nearby town and there were about 300 racers. My ENTIRE goal was to finish. I told myself for a week "Don't be competitive. Just finish." Then I got there and thought "Just don't come in last. You WILL NOT come in last at this!" Because we had our son in the jogging stroller we had to start at the very back. When the race started the obvious winners sprinted away like it was nothing! I walked most of the first mile pushing the kid with the husband lightly jogging beside me trying to keep himself warm. Not long before mile 2 I decided to go ahead and kick it up a notch. From there I ran a bit of each mile and every time there was a downhill :). I would focus on one person about 3 people away, and when it came time to run I would do my best to pass them. Towards the end there was a lady walking with walking poles like Phil Dunphey on Modern Family, and I just knew I couldn't finish behind her! (Yes, that's terrible. Don't judge me.) And an older couple also pushing a stroller that kept pacing me. The older couple decided to go ahead and kick my butt right at the end, but I'm happy to announce that the pole walker and about 12 other people that would have finished in front of me were eating my dust. Of course that means they were walking at a nice brisk stroll, and I was wheezing uncontrollably past them. My guess is that there were 25 people that finished after me! Goal met.
There's a race that we are considering for this weekend for Ronald McDonald House, which I love, but I don't know if it will happen yet.
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