My First 5K

Sorry for being a sporadic blogger, hehe, life got in the way. Ran (or is it walked) my first 5k in months and I am regrettably paying for it. Never knew I had muscles in places that still ache now. Remind me never to shock my body this way again. Had to resort to 4 strips of salon pas (medicated muscle ache tape) for EACH of my legs! I actually looked like I came from an accident. Funny. Wish I took pictures.

Anyway, I DID take pictures with the hubby at the finish line (thanks Anson Yu) and believe me, I'm glad we have proof! Proof that it doesn't pay to NOT exercise! We woke up at 4:30 am on a Saturday morning and crept out of our still dark room (careful not wake up the baby) to drive to the Fort for Race for Life '09.

We were asking ourselves what possessed us to wake up at the crack of dawn to "run" 5 kilometers WITHOUT having the back-up of weeks of preparation and good running shoes. BIG mistake. But nevertheless knew it was going to be a milestone day for us as soon as we got there.

The miles-long queue of parked cars on the side of the road that morning and the buzz of excitement and activity of literally thousands of people were enough motivation. We were PSYCHED. Plus the fact that underprivileged kids would benefit from it made it an even more fulfilling day for us.

Organized by Every Nation Ministries, Race for Life aimed to give local scholars a chance to have the education they deserve and the support they sorely need. There were approximately 4,000 runners, walkers, dog-walkers, stroller-pushers and gaspers. I was part of the gaspers. (Here we are after the grueling "walk").

Glad I did it though, I think it was a wake-up call for my husband and I to start getting back into shape...