first 5k

chrikoko12202007
chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
edited December 18 in Success Stories
Saturday April 28th i ran my first 5k, which is a HUGE accomplisment for me. Through out my entire childhood on into my adult years id never push myself to even jog a full mile and i jogged 3.1 miles straight in 33mins 34secs. not fast, i know, but i was still sooo proud of myself! for anyone who keeps telling themselves 'im not a runner, i cant run' its complete crap. unless you have a medical problem you can totally do it, if you really want it, its possible. its not easy, but it gives you the most amazing feeling of accomplishment of any exercise ive ever done.

a little bit about me....i had my daughter in dec 2009, gained 74lbs leaving my weight after giving birth at 259lbs!! im now currently hovering in the 160's.

this was me at my heaviest
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this is one of my fav progress pics so far, ive actually started feeling good enough about myself to wear cute clothes:)
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this was me last weekend at my first 5k with my husbands lovely cousin april(she's been a wonderful inspiration throughout this entire journey)
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and this is just a pic that i found on the events web page of right when the race started, im on the far right in yellow
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ive got a ways to go but im happy with my success thus far. ive had a few slip ups but im trying to keep my head in the right place. this is a life long struggle but im taking it day by day:)

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  • tnielsen09
    tnielsen09 Posts: 34
    that is amazing!!! I'm running my first 5K next weekend and I'm super excited!!! good job you look awesome!
  • chrikoko12202007
    chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
    ughhh dont know y the last two pics arent showin up but ill get em on asap
  • chrikoko12202007
    chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
    aww thank you!! good luck on urs!! i cant wait to do my next 5k, im addicted!LOL
  • chrikoko12202007
    chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
    mkay finally got it to work but what other websites do ppl use to post their pics on here other than photobucket?? i despise photobucket with a passion...lol
  • ohiostatefan606
    ohiostatefan606 Posts: 6
    Congrats on your first 5K. I too ran my very first 5K on April 28! 32 minutes and 50 seconds. I did it for me and no one else. I was almost in tears as I got close to being done!
  • wheezybreezy
    wheezybreezy Posts: 313 Member
    Congratulations girl!
  • AmyStovallCox
    AmyStovallCox Posts: 1 Member
    Your story is inspiring! I just had my first baby at age 38 and I am now trying to work on getting off the baby fat plus the weight that has come on with age and neglect of my health. I have often started the training for a 5K but have never finished. Now is the time! Thanks for sharing your story.
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    i jogged 3.1 miles straight in 33mins 34secs. not fast, i know...
    Not fast? That is a GREAT time. Beats my first 5K time by five minutes. Congrats and keep it up!
  • chrikoko12202007
    chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
    i jogged 3.1 miles straight in 33mins 34secs. not fast, i know...
    Not fast? That is a GREAT time. Beats my first 5K time by five minutes. Congrats and keep it up!

    aww, lol thanks!:)
  • andrea9873
    andrea9873 Posts: 171 Member
    Congratulations!!! That is wonderful! And your time is great! What? 33:34? You beat my first 5K time by a full 7 mins! You go Girl! you're a runner! Keep going!
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    Very impressed! And I agree, great time.

    Not doing my first official 5k until October but I did my first one ever last night and came in at 39:28 - I shall DREAM of getting down to 33:34!
  • JVandesteeg
    JVandesteeg Posts: 157 Member
    Awesome!!! Your time is GREAT!!! Congrats to you!!!! I'm currently training for my first ever 5k! (super excited) and I can't wait to see what it's like to cross that finish line!!! I NEVER thought the words " I love to run" would come out of my mouth, but I can honestly say I'm addicted to it! It's such a great feeling!!!

    Congrat on your success!!!!! Keep it up!!!
  • hula808
    hula808 Posts: 172 Member
    Congrats! You look amazing and healthy!
  • DaddyofMEA
    DaddyofMEA Posts: 71
    That's one heckuva mile marker, congrats!!

    I've done my first 5k walking, the furthest I've ever gone, and now my goal is to be able to run one as well!! It's got to feel amazing that you can actually do it now, color me green with envy!
  • chrikoko12202007
    chrikoko12202007 Posts: 141
    That's one heckuva mile marker, congrats!!

    I've done my first 5k walking, the furthest I've ever gone, and now my goal is to be able to run one as well!! It's got to feel amazing that you can actually do it now, color me green with envy!


    thanks so much! being able to do this is what's really changed my mind about how far ive truly come! just work ur way up, u can totally do it! :) like i said id never ran a single mile straight in my entire life before. lol. i started at like a half mile on the treadmill really slow then started adding distance, now im working on my speed:)
  • april1lowe
    april1lowe Posts: 202 Member
    I'm sooooooooooo proud of you and was SO happy to run that race with you! Love you girl!
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