the shamrock shuffle

as stated in a previous blog,

new days,

i changed things up this year for

st pat's day...

i ran the shamrock shuffle,

which was my first

official race...

i have to admit that i was a little nervous...

for a few reasons...

i have never participated in a race like this before...

i wasn't sure how fast or slow i would run it...

i didn't want to let myself down...

i started the race at the back of the pack,

just in front of the

walkers and shufflers...

my adrenaline was pumping

and i had to make myself slow down...

i was just so excited that i got ahead of myself...

so i slowed down and found my own pace...

about halfway through the race i thought to myself

"what have i gotten myself into???"

but as the finish line came in to view

i was able to pick up my pace

and i finished as fast as my legs would go...

i finished right about the middle of the pack

and beat the time i had in my head...

by a lot...

my hk and lac were there at the finish line

to greet me with,

what else,

doughnuts...

mmmmm doughnuts

celebratory doughnut

because how else would we celebrate

reaching a goal of mine???

oh that's right...

beer...

celebratory beer

thanks to hk and lac
for being there at the finish line...
i've never been more proud of myself
than i was at that moment
and i'm glad you were there
to share with me...

and now it's on to my first 5k...
kiki and i will be running the
color in motion
on may 11th...
just in time for mother's day...