Saturday, April 15, 2017
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Monday, April 10, 2017
So, as of Saturday I have crossed one more thing off my bucket list....actually, I didn't even know this was on the list! Anyway, I participated in my first ever official "organized" run/walk! Not quite a marathon - well, not even a half marathon - OK, it was a 5K Walk for Water sponsored by World Vision and Lifeway Church in Federal Way. Lukas decided to sign me up!
I bought new running shoes, running socks, pants with a racing stripe down the side and my new Corcoran Great American T-shirt - I was ready! The walk started at 10am. Scott said it would take about an hour. He was going to run and Lukas and I would walk. The course was marked with signs and people at every intersection to keep us on the right path. The streets we would be on were announced at the beginning, not that it meant a whole lot to me so I was thankful for signs and direction people.
At the stroke of 10 off we went. In a couple of blocks Scott took off and Lukas and I shifted our walking speed into high gear. We passed about 4 people and no one ahead of us. We were zooming along at a good pace. About 6 blocks into the walk Lukas thought we could look for a restaurant and stop for a bite to eat! Nope I said - we have to keep walking. We passed signs and met all the people in orange shirts to tell us when to turn and when to keep going straight ahead. I looked behind us and there were no people. I thought we had outwalked everyone! How could this be? Just keep going forward I thought. Don't stop to think!
I passed the 2K marker and the man in the orange shirt told us we were almost done. Just go up the hill, cross the street and go to the Community Center and you are home! Sounds good to me! I was ready to be done! When we got to the Community Center I looked at my phone to see the time and we were done in 26 minutes!! Wow! It must be the new socks because I have never walked 5K in 26 minutes! We walked into the center and none of the other participants were there! We were the first ones back! Amazing!! Scott called me to find out if we were ok. I told him we are done and back at the center! He asked, "Did you finish the course twice?" TWICE! No one said TWICE!! No - they really didn't. They just assumed everyone knew that. Well, apparently everyone did but me!!
So my first time out went down in flames but it was fun and very entertaining! Lukas had lots to tell me along the way!
Marathon Mom!
I bought new running shoes, running socks, pants with a racing stripe down the side and my new Corcoran Great American T-shirt - I was ready! The walk started at 10am. Scott said it would take about an hour. He was going to run and Lukas and I would walk. The course was marked with signs and people at every intersection to keep us on the right path. The streets we would be on were announced at the beginning, not that it meant a whole lot to me so I was thankful for signs and direction people.
At the stroke of 10 off we went. In a couple of blocks Scott took off and Lukas and I shifted our walking speed into high gear. We passed about 4 people and no one ahead of us. We were zooming along at a good pace. About 6 blocks into the walk Lukas thought we could look for a restaurant and stop for a bite to eat! Nope I said - we have to keep walking. We passed signs and met all the people in orange shirts to tell us when to turn and when to keep going straight ahead. I looked behind us and there were no people. I thought we had outwalked everyone! How could this be? Just keep going forward I thought. Don't stop to think!
I passed the 2K marker and the man in the orange shirt told us we were almost done. Just go up the hill, cross the street and go to the Community Center and you are home! Sounds good to me! I was ready to be done! When we got to the Community Center I looked at my phone to see the time and we were done in 26 minutes!! Wow! It must be the new socks because I have never walked 5K in 26 minutes! We walked into the center and none of the other participants were there! We were the first ones back! Amazing!! Scott called me to find out if we were ok. I told him we are done and back at the center! He asked, "Did you finish the course twice?" TWICE! No one said TWICE!! No - they really didn't. They just assumed everyone knew that. Well, apparently everyone did but me!!
So my first time out went down in flames but it was fun and very entertaining! Lukas had lots to tell me along the way!
Marathon Mom!
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