5k - I'm a runner!

MrsC160

I took part in my first 5k yesterday.

My goals were simple. 1) finish in 45 minutes. 2) do not finish last place.

I am proud to say - 1) I finished in 42:30. 2) I finished 306 out of 360 people.

Icing on the cake - I also did not finish last in my age group! 26th out of 30 people.

I jogged most of the course with a few walking breaks.

My next goal is a 10k in the spring of 2014 with no walking breaks.

I am a RUNNER!

jennyc1270

Congrats. I have my first next month and have the same exact goals. Glad to know they are achievable.

Keep up the good work.

Marla64

Awwww-- you are indeed!

So happy for you!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

jhoyett

GREAT JOB! My goal was to do a 30 minute 5K. I did my first one in June and finished in about the same time you did; it was a really hilly course and I was NOT ready. Still haven't made the 30 minute goal (not even on a treadmill) and I find it really hard to call myself a "runner" but I guess we all have to start somewhere, right? Keep up the good work1

pinkstp

Great job! I just finished my app/training and hope to follow in your footsteps at my first race. What an accomplishment!

Jess830409

That is awesome!! Congrats and keep up the hard work...running isn't easy - good luck with your 10K goals

Marla64

GREAT JOB! My goal was to do a 30 minute 5K. I did my first one in June and finished in about the same time you did; it was a really hilly course and I was NOT ready. Still haven't made the 30 minute goal (not even on a treadmill) and I find it really hard to call myself a "runner" but I guess we all have to start somewhere, right? Keep up the good work1

“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.”


― John Bingham

You're a runner. Don't let nobody tell you differently-- not even yourself.

KathleenMurry

Good for you! Keep going!

P.S.- you were a runner the day you started running :P

MsP90X

Well done!

LearnFromTheRed

Well done!

LAnne16

Good job! I'm so excited to 'feel' like a runner, instead of a walker with the occasional jog :P

silvergurl518

congratulations! proud of you and i don't even know you! you have to start somewhere! you finished ahead of a lot of people i've seen in other 5Ks....over an hour, etc....

bluefox9er

congratulations!! What a superb achievement :-)

and you became a runner the day you decided to put one foot in front of the other :-)

pianolover2012

GREAT JOB! My goal was to do a 30 minute 5K. I did my first one in June and finished in about the same time you did; it was a really hilly course and I was NOT ready. Still haven't made the 30 minute goal (not even on a treadmill) and I find it really hard to call myself a "runner" but I guess we all have to start somewhere, right? Keep up the good work1

“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.”


― John Bingham

You're a runner. Don't let nobody tell you differently-- not even yourself.

**** This and more!! Great job!!!

pianolover2012

congratulations!! What a superb achievement :-)

and you became a runner the day you decided to put one foot in front of the other :-)

** Exactly!!! Just put one foot in front of the other!

1brokegal44

Good for you! I have a similar goal for a 5K in November. Congrats on your success!

sphyxy

That is an amazing achievement, congrats!!

SteveHunt113

YAY for you!!! Love the goals you set for yourself, and that you met them. You should feel very proud of what you've done, and what you will do.

KokowithaK

Awesome job! I have my first race in October and have similar goals! My goal is to finish it in 33 minutes.

teamstanish

Congratulations, that is a huge accomplishment!

Mamakatspokane

Congrats! You are a runner!!!! Well done!

Kookyk9s

GREAT JOB! My goal was to do a 30 minute 5K. I did my first one in June and finished in about the same time you did; it was a really hilly course and I was NOT ready. Still haven't made the 30 minute goal (not even on a treadmill) and I find it really hard to call myself a "runner" but I guess we all have to start somewhere, right? Keep up the good work1

“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.”


― John Bingham



You're a runner. Don't let nobody tell you differently-- not even yourself.

**** This and more!! Great job!!!

Yes you are a runner, Do not look to those who can do more. Look instead at those who cannot do what you do - it is a much larger group. Congratulations are well earned runner.

MrsC160

Thank you everyone!

All your kind words really mean a lot to me and help me stay motivated

BobcatGirl110

Congrats!!! You should be proud! As a fellow newbie runner you make me proud

ICarla

Congrats!

Thinspirational_Me

That's so awesome, well done you! Great achievement. Wouldn't have mattered even if you had come last, you did it and thats what matters.

walkinthedogs

Triumphs are aweseome aren't they, nice job!!

cinrn68

Congrats!! I recently became a runner as well. My goals for my first race were similar to yours. I met mine as well, and have run multiple 5k's since May (my first). I'm now running 10k and beyond... that's what I love about running. The sky is the limit!! Keep up the great work!

robinogue

That's fantastic!! My first 5K i finished at 48:44, my next goal is to get it down to at least 45. Since I'm fairly new to running I'm taking it one day at a time.

todayis4me

Congrats!!

EdTheGinge

Awesome