Year of the 5ks!!

A couple of months ago, I hurt my back. I had to hang my weightlifting shoes up and take some time of from crossfit. It was a brutal blow. I love crossfit and it has given me so much confidence in life. I started to gain some weight and I started to feel depressed about how I looked and how negative my attitude had become.

Sooooooo I decided to do the craziest thing I could think of (and that my doctor would allow) and I downloaded Couch to 5k. First of all, I HATE running. It's awful, boring, and pointless. Second, everyone knows that running is great cardio but it doesn't do a whole lot else for you. But I needed to get off my butt and stay in shape. I signed up for a 5k in Orange Beach with my mom that was 2 months away from my start date on Couch to 5k. My goal.... to run the whole thing.

Training was AWFUL!! It was terrible. I had my husband join me for the first couple of weeks, and that helped tremendously. But then he got sick. I had to run by myself for sveral weeks. Luckily for us both (I was very cranky about running by myself) I was able to take my mom's dog with me and we were able to make do. And then even my mom joined me!! Hooray!!!

This year I have ran 2 5ks so far. And I have another 2 coming up. It turns out that I'M A RUNNER!! I still hate it but I can finally run and I am super proud of this accomplishment for me!

This was the color for cure run in Ruston. Poor Stewart had been sick but he still woke up and went out there with me. He was a huge support and I am super grateful for him pushing me.!

This is the part of the race that I was screaming at Stewart "we have to run across the finish line"!! His response was "I'll think about it". He was not as into it as I was. But we still finished! We had to run/walk most of it but I was super proud of him for finshing! It was his first 5k ever! Go Stewart!!!

 

The day that I had been working my butt off had arrived. It was the color run in Orange Beach. My mom told me before it started that it didn't matter if I had to walk all that mattered was that I was there trying my best.

Here we are at the finish. Posing in all our wonderful color. It was a lot of fun. This was the second color run that we had run together. It will definetly not be our last together!!

Well I know that you're all waiting to here if I accomplished my goal and...... I DID!!!!! I ran the whole 5k without stopping!! I was so proud and excited!! Running may not be my favorite thing but by gosh I know that I can do it!! 

 

Thanks to all my cheerleaders out there. I could not have done it without all the support and love that you guys have given me!

 

 Next up........ Warrior Dash!!