Monday, April 19, 2010

I Rocked the 6K!

I did it!  I ran/walked a 6k yesterday - and I am still alive!  It felt so good to cross that finish line.  For about a half a mile it is all up hill after the 2 mile marker - I thought I was going to die!  Overall I am very happy with my pace and am so glad that I did this.

Me at the Starting Line...


The race didn't start until 8:30 and we were an hour early, so I told Dan to go and get himself some coffee and walk around the park.  I needed to focus on the run - this is the first one I have done by myself and it is also the first one that I was going to actually run.  He was making me nervous just standing there!  For some reason I thought it would take me 2 hours to complete the race and he said that he would be there waiting for me so he could snap a picture and cheer me on.  That did not happen - it only took me 1 hour and 1 minute!  I was so upset, I actually started to tear up.  No one was there to see me come in and finish this, just strangers cheering me on.  But, then I realized - it really doesn't matter - either way - I DID THIS!


I got on the scale this morning and saw 221!  I am almost out of the 220's, wooo hooo!  I was however, a little disappointed that I did not see 220, because then I would be down 40 lbs!  But, I will shut up and take the 39 lbs, it still feel amazing!

I guess I was a little bummed out because I am going on my cruise next week and I doubt I will be able to come back and see 220 or less - I want to be realistic here, I probably will gain.  I am okay with that though, I want to have a great time, I really need this vacation!  My plan is to get to the gym each morning and do at least some cardio just to keep on schedule.  I think that if I take a week off, it will be so hard to jump right back into when I get back.  Plus, I might gain a little less if I make exercise a part of the vacation.  Just one half hour a day - no big deal.  One of the girls asked me if I was going to work out and I said yes, she is going to as well, so that should make it easier!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!


9 comments:

Kristen said...

O.M.G you did the entire 6K in an hour?!? That is AMAZING, I am so proud/jealous of you! Congrats, and I guarantee that scale will be down later this week, its just going to take a few days for all that caloring burning to set in!

Anonymous said...

That is awesome!!! Congratulations! I am doing my first 5k this weekend, so I'm nervous!

TJ said...

1 hour is amazing!! Congrats! I am sure he will be there with camera ready for the next one!

Amy W. said...

Yes, that is an awesome accomplishment! I can't believe you thought it would take you 2 hours...but now you know you can kick ass!

Congrats on everything really! The race, the walk, the scale!

Bianca said...

You did great! Congrats on completing the 6K in an hour, that's amazing.

Bonnie said...

I'm so jealous. You finished a
6K in 1 hr 1 minute, you've lost
39lbs AND you are going on a cruise. Whatever you gain on the cruise, you'll lose quickly when you get back. Hope you have an awesome time.

Jen said...

woo hoo rockin the 6k!! You go girl:)

Catherine55 said...

That is so awesome!! I am so psyched for you!! :)

AM said...

Congrats on hitting your 6 months as well! And even more for completing your 6k... You go girl!