I ran my first 5K yesterday!!

It was so exciting!  I starting running a little over a month ago just to do this race and fell in love with running.

Anyway, I had my best time ever and finished 2nd in my age division so I also got a trophy which I didn't expect.  My time was 28:02 and boy could I tell I ran it that fast!  LOL

Next up is a half marathon in October and hopefully some smaller races before then.  :)

waytogo girl! thats gotta feel amaaaaaazing.

Congratulations! That's really exciting! and cool that you got to take home a trophy as a reminder of all your effort (:  I don't know about where you live but for me races in september are the best because of the beautiful weather & scenery.  Well done! (:

That's SO awesome! Wow that took a lot of dedication and preparation. We're all super proud of you =] Keep up the good work! & Good luck <3

Congraaaatttss!!! I recently fell in love with running too, I cannot get enough of it! I wake up before my alarm now, like a kid on christmas because I'm always so excited for my morning run. And I'm doing my first 5k on July 4th! So excited.

I'm glad yours went well, and good time too!!! I'm hoping to get under 30 on race day, but my main goal is to finish, which I'm confident I'll accomplish. 

Half marathon, WOW. Good luck with that, what a feat. Hooray for running! 

Great job!

sorry if this is a silly question.... I just started running.. where do you find out about the 5k races?

Original Post by whatever07:

sorry if this is a silly question.... I just started running.. where do you find out about the 5k races?

 i have noticed on one of the local news websites that i typically check online for weather, they always have a side banner ad for the runs here in austin, since they typically sponsor them. you might check the ones near you and see if any of them are tapped in to the local runner scene.

we also have a runtek store here, they always have upcoming event info too, i think they sponser everything that has to do with running here too.

Way to go Kelly!  That is awesome.  Congrats on reaching the podium too.  That is a huge bonus!  The place to find races in your area is:

http://www.active.com/running

Wow, I just finished a 5k race over the weekend. I came in 2nd place for my age group. I should of stuck around for the awards. I didn't realize I came in 2nd place for my age group until the day after. Bad me. I'm still kicking myself. I really wanted an award. I'm also planning on running in a half marathon in Oct. Good luck.