Today I ran the Verona Hometown Days 25th Annual 5k. All the proceeds from this small race benefited the high school's girls and boys cross country running teams. It really was a small race. I don't think there were more than 100-150 participants between the 5k and the 10k races. Most of the runners were students from the cross country teams. My friend Michelle was going to do the race with me but with a four month old, life is a bit unpredictable. I ended up at the race by myself, although I did have my Prior Fat Pack members there in spirit.
The weather was gorgeous this morning and even a little bit cold. After the EF 1 tornado that came through town on Wednesday, we welcomed the calm and cool weather. I made sure to wear my PriorFatGirl tee shirt. I was a bit overdressed with that and a long sleeve cotton shirt under it. It was really chilly this morning, really! My hubby was there to start me off at the starting line. We had friends in town for a wedding and he had to go back to the house to see them off for their 10 hour drive home.
While I was in the process of getting to the starting line, I had a woman tap me on the back and say she really liked my shirt. I thanked her. Later, she was the first woman to finish the 10k race. I had two more women pass me on the route that liked the shirt. Both of them, I stepped up my pace to keep up with them and tell them about the PFP. Both women were older than me. One of them, this was her first 5k in a number of years. She was running so fast! The other, she was an avid runner before she got married. After her wedding, she got sedentary and gained 50 lbs. Now she's trying to work the weight off through running. Both of these women, strangers to me, were cheering me on as I passed the finish line. One of them came over to me to ask me what my time was, and she cheered me when I told her I had set a new personal best.
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| New personal best! I am taking off 15 secs for fumbling with my watch at the end of the race. |
Ps: I got on the scale after many weeks of not getting on it. I lost 2 lbs. I feel good about that.
First off: Awesome time, Amy!! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteI people have been asking me about PFG and #PFP since I got back from Minneapolis. I try to explain it's two separate things -- one is a blog and the other is a group of bloggers who met through that blog. People have been in awe of the whole concept and strangers have been amazingly supportive. So cool!
You rock.
ReplyDeleteI wish I knew about the race! I would at least cheered by you as you ran down Cross Country Rd.
You look great! And I too love the shirt.
That is awesome! Way to inspire people and keep yourself going!
ReplyDeleteDonna, I thought about you as I was running down Cross Country and Tamarack.
ReplyDeleteLiz and Sabrina, thank you for the cheers!
I love to hear stories about women cheering each other on and being inspired by one another's successes. Way to go Amy!
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