Ran my first 5K!

This past weekend I ran my first 5K! A huge accomplishment physically, mentally and emotionally! I started running about 3.5 months ago with a goal to run the Run or Dye 5K next summer. After posting many updates on FB a friend sent me an invite to take part in a local 5K to raise money for a local hospice house. I registered and set goals on running in the event. I can happily saw that I ran my first 5K this past weekend. I placed 39th out of 47 runners and my time was 37:01. The whole experience was pretty overwhelming; not really what I thought it was going to be. I remember thinking as I was coming up on the first km (they had the distances posted the whole way along the route), omg, I'm actually running in the race with seasoned runners. No more practicing and planning, this is it. I think I sort of second guessed myself which may have led to some more walking breaks then I would normally take. I think this running thing is more psychological then physical.
I was overwhelmed when the finish line came into sight, too. I was actually sick to my stomach and had to stop for a few seconds. I've been told this can be pretty normal. All in all I'm super happy with my run. I did it! I'm definitely going to continue running with plans to get stronger and run more events!