I was a runner in high school, but that was 32 years and 110 pounds ago. Today I completed my first 5k run. I started running again this spring after losing about 40 pounds. Today's race went better than I expected. I had hoped to complete it in 30-33 minutes, but I ended up completing it in 29 minutes, and that was after dodging traffic for the first mile or so.

I'm not the sappy emotional type, but I really did draw energy from the people around me. It was the Susan Komen Race for the cure benefiting breast cancer research. I was on the starting line and had to make way for a trolly full of people who are currently battling breast cancer to lead the race. I saw a woman, who became overwhelmed at being cheered for by 45000 people. All during the race I really felt like I received energy from the people in front of me with "In memory of....." on their shirts.

I think I'm hooked on 5k's now.

I was a runner in high school, but that was 32 years and 110 pounds ago. Today I completed my first 5k run. I started running again this spring after losing about 40 pounds. Today's race went better than I expected. I had hoped to complete it in 30-33 minutes, but I ended up completing it in 29 minutes, and that was after dodging traffic for the first mile or so.

I'm not the sappy emotional type, but I really did draw energy from the people around me. It was the Susan Komen Race for the cure benefiting breast cancer research. I was on the starting line and had to make way for a trolly full of people who are currently battling breast cancer to lead the race. I saw a woman, who became overwhelmed at being cheered for by 45000 people. All during the race I really felt like I received energy from the people in front of me with "In memory of....." on their shirts.

I think I'm hooked on 5k's now.

Bill, Congratulations on your victory! You did fantastic. I share your enthusiasm because today I participated in my first 5K also but not as a runner, as a walker. It was a Mutt Strut so my dog Skipper and I participated. Last year I volunteered at one of the Water stations and I was not even able to fit into the free t-shirts they gave out. This year, minus 75 pounds, the t-shirt fit great and I completed the 5K in 1 hour and 9 minutes. I was actually the last one to cross the finish line but I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!!! And now I have a time to beat for my next 5K. Also, I am hoping that maybe, just maybe, next year I will run some or all the 5K. That would be too cool of a goal to reach for me. Bill, keep up the good work.

Congratulations! :scared2: That must be an awesome feeling! I walked my first 5k last fall and my goal is to run the same one this fall. I'm working on it, slowly but surely!