My first 5k
08-30-08
Cross posted to Fat Guy in a Little Coat
Well, I did it, and I had a great time! I finally ran my first official 5k. My wife and son came out to cheer me on and it was an overall great morning. I finished in 45:29…definitely not my best, but considering the number of hills, I think it was really good for my progress. The standard 5k route I normally run has no hills really, and my best time on that route so far has been 44:33. In my own opinion, I think those hills could have slowed me down a lot more than that minute, but either way it was my first and I was in it to finish, not to win it. My real goal was to not finish last…and that, I can proudly report, did not happen.
We weren’t going to stick around for the awards initially, but it was a relatively small field and a friendly group of folks, so we decided to stay and cheer for those who won something. Surely, you would imagine there would be plenty of people in my age group, but it was relatively thin…so, I took 3rd in my age group! Crazy. I definitely don’t expect that to happen from here on out.
Here I am with my handcrafted, butterfly award. Pretty cool, eh? 
Next race is at the beginning of October…and I might add another at the end of October too. We’ll see how crazy life is with school and our little guy at that point!
Must keep moving forward!
You are awesome! I hope someday to be able to do the same… my only problem being that I got to church on Saturdays, so I’ll have to find a Sunday 5K run. Not easy. However, I think I’ll make it my goal to get in a 5K run before the end of the year. Gotta start looking for one.
Congratulations! I’m getting a little antsy as my first 5K is in 2 weeks. If I can hope for a finish like yours (3rd in your age group is nuthin to sneeze at) then I’ll be content. Of course finishing is the big reward, the accolades and lovely butterfly knick-knacks are icing on the cake. Again, great job, and I’ll keep all the FatBloggers posted on how my own race goes.
Good job Johnny, we all have to start with something, I can’t run at all. Before I was walking but my leg got very stiff so tomorrow I will start to bike ride.
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That’s great Johnny! It is so inspiring to see the pictures. I’m really disappointed in myself that I didn’t run in a 5k this year. Yeah I know it isn’t too late, but I just don’t see it happening. I’ve got to push towards it though.