---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

05 August 2012

The Sunday Salon: My First 5k. Check.



That's right, folks. My very first 5k is DONE, son.

You may recall a couple of months ago that I started running. You may recall I then started a separate running blog called This Chick Will Run in order to hold myself accountable. And yesterday, I did my first 5k and had. a. BLAST.

I didn't expect to do a 5k so soon after starting running, but I felt that, symbolically, I had to do this one. It was the Coast Guard 5k in Yorktown, Virginia and both my father and husband were in the Coast Guard. I had to do this one. So I signed up for it a month ago, and with my heart in my throat, and my body a jangle of nerves, I showed up today.

Nerves and all, I still ran, and ran the entire time even though I was only used to flat roads and there was one hill that made me feel like my legs were sluggishly sloshing through molasses.

But the finish line was one heck of a great feeling.


27 comments:

  1. I love that the t-shirt has your running blog's name on it! Congratulations! You rock!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Woohoo! Congrats on your first 5k!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. You are awesome! Good for you.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Good for you! Congratulations on your achievement.

    Here's my Sunday Salon.I hope you will stop by!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Congratulations! This is a wonderful achievement. You should be proud of yourself, ad I'm sure you are :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. I'm so proud of you! I'm more than a little terrified of the half I'm training for (especially when I go out and run 5 or 6 and DIE) but it is all about preparation. Now you will want to do more of them, and longer ones!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Congrats! And I love the logo on your shirt....enjoy your running.

    Here's MY SUNDAY SALON POST

    ReplyDelete
  8. Congratulations! Such an inspiration to see what you've accomplished this year!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment... you are an inspiration!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. CONGRATS!!! Glad you had fun! love the t-shirt

    ReplyDelete
  11. Yay, that's awesome! And the fact that you ran the entire thing?? Wow!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Yay! I'm so proud of you!!!!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Let me add my congratulations as well, Natalie! What an achievement. I could never NEVER do it, I'm just not a runner though I wish I were. Wow. I'm really impressed, lady.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Congratulations! Sounds like you rocked it!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Congratulations!! You'll be running half-marathons and marathons before you know it!

    ReplyDelete
  16. You go Natalie! I am so super proud of you! YAY to the first, and many more to come!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Congrats and brava!! Bask in your victory (and plan for your next race! ;))

    ReplyDelete
  18. Woohoo! I'm so glad that went well. What a terrific accomplishment!

    ReplyDelete
  19. You're a rock star!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Absolutely amazing! Can't wait until I cross the first finish line, like you! Congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Congrats on your race! Great job! It's an amazing feeling

    ReplyDelete
  22. As someone who just took up hiking a year or so ago, I salute you!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Congrats! Knocking out that first run is such an accomplishment. Sooner than later you'll be knocking out half marathons :)

    ReplyDelete

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------