My running career has started

So in a previous post I threatened to run a 5K, and this past weekend it came to pass. I had signed Aaron and I up for the Borgess Run For the Health of it, but come Saturday, we didn't have anybody to watch the kids, so he was on Daddy duty. I was totally nervous, for no apparent reason, since all I was doing was running a distance that I already knew I could do. I guess it was mostly because I didn't know what to expect, and, even though I am by no means a competitive person, I really kind of wanted to do well. I thought it would be great if I beat my practice time on the treadmill of 36:30, and I thought it would be awesome if someday, (down the road) I could do a sub-30 minute 5K, which is slightly faster than 6 MPH. Considering my practice pace was about 5 MPH, I figured this would take a little more training. Well, there must have been something about being in the crowd with all those people, because I crossed the finish line in 29:45! Now this is by no means a great time for a 5K. The guy winner finished in 16-something, almost TWICE as fast, and even out of all the women, I came in 257th (out of 569). But I finished in the middle of the pack, felt great, and even took delight in passing those slower than I. It was also pretty cool to come up to the finish line and see Aaron and the boys cheering for me. So tomorrow I will be back on the treadmill, to see if I can shave a few more minutes off my time, as the Race for the Cure is coming up in a few weeks. I guess I have the bug now, let's see what I can do.