My 2nd Race

I ran my 2nd 5K race yesterday morning! We all got up early, went to Altoona, and the boys watched as I ran. My only goal was to finish in under 30:03 (the time of my first race), so I kinda surprised when I was headed toward the finish line and saw that my time was going to be in the 28 minute range -"WHAT?!?!," I thought. I crossed the finish line at the 28:30 mark! There were over 500 runners (that included 5K runners, 15K runners, and 2mile walkers) and it was so inspiring to see so many people wanting to run/walk. I haven't seen official results to see where I finished overall, but I do know that I placed #10 out of 25 female in my age category, so I'm pretty happy! The Altoona course was the best route I've ever run - it was mostly flat with just 2 bridges to run over - I'm so used to running hills (b/c well, let's face it - that's all we have around here), so I guess that helped me get my PR (personal record).

Me with my boys before the race (and quite nervous)

Jeremy got this great shot just as I crossed over the finish line (I'm pretty sure my official time was 28:30).


Obviously this was post race -look @ that smile on my face (our camera is going and it's starting to give us fuzzy photos :(


On a semi-related note, my weight loss journey is progressing and I'm hoping to post some 'before -and-after' photos next month when I (fingers crossed) hit my 30# mark!