Last Saturday Eric and I participated in a 5k Pumpkin Run. Eric's been running constantly over the past couple months, so it was a great way to track his progress. As for me? I haven't ran or done too much physical activity lately...but I've always wanted to do a 5k for some odd reason (even though I hate running with a passion). Consequently, Eric was lucky enough for me to tag along!
There were about 3,500 runners. Eric and I started the race together, but I knew he could go a lot faster so I told him to run ahead of me. He finished the 5k in 26 minutes and 24 seconds!! This put Eric finishing in 276th place out of 3,500 people!! That is an awesome finish by my hubby. Here he is crossing the finish line!
And this is me crossing the finish line, wanting to pass out! Yes, I took so long that Eric went back and finished with me. I was originally going to walk the 5k, but I made the mistake of starting with Eric so I felt a lot of peer pressure to run with everyone else. I ran (aka jogged) and walked off and on. I finished in the middle of the pack in 40 minutes and 18 seconds! Not TOO bad for never running!
Check out the sweet shirts we got for running the race! We also received free adjustments and snacks after we completed the 5k.
We didn't take any pics before, so here we are afterwards. I was EXHAUSTED and Eric was doing fine as he usually does after running. I couldn't even lift my legs for a couple days afterwards. Note to self: At least try to do some sort of cardio before running a 5k.
We were glad that we were able to participate in this community event. It was definitely cool to see what a 5k was like and to do something I don't normally do.
In a couple more weeks Eric will be moving on to run a 10k! I will be the cheerleader at that event :)
And finally...here's a note from ERIC WALKER:
I just wanted to say that I'm so proud of Cindy for running this 5k with me. The course was pretty terrible considering how many up-hill sections. I was very impressed that she finished with such a great time, and on top of that she didn't even do much training! Although she did well, I don't think I can convince her to run the 10k with me in a few weeks, ha!
2 comments:
That is so sweet. Good job guys. I've never run a 5k and probably never will...unless someone chases me for that long haha...or if there's chocolate or some prize at the end. Way to go!
Cute!!! Way to go you 2! Now if you could rub some of this athletic enery off on us we'd be in good shape! :)
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