My First 5K

I have always been an athlete, but never a runner.  However as I have aged, I have found that running is a great way to stay in shape and sometimes it even allows your mind a chance to decompress before or after a long workday.   I started running around the beginning of the year.  Not really consistently, but 2-3 days a week, anywhere from 1.5-3 miles at a time.  Finally, I decided that it was time to run a 5K.  My co-worker, Rich, and his fiance Carol, ran it with me.  It was at Lackland Air Force Base and called the Air Base Boogie.  It was hard, but afterwards I felt amazing!  I felt like I accomplished something. There were 1900 runners.  Several of the "flights" of airmen ran them together.  I found myself distracted with their chants and trying to stay with their pack.  It was a great, great experience!  I ran my first 5K in 29:10.  Crazy enough, I ended up with a 3rd place trophy in the women's division, age 30-34!  I don't know if I will ever run one again, but at least now I can say, "I did it"!!