My First 5K!

After I graduated, I suddenly realized I needed some new goals to replace my old ones. I don't like being goal-less. SO I decided to take up running. I have always kind of wanted to, but never thought that I had the time. Now that I don't spend every one of my spare minutes studying, I can actually have a hobby. I hope to be able to run a half-marathon at the beginning of next year (new goal). To keep myself enthusiastic and motivated, I decided to run a 5K race on the Fourth of July! What a fun thing to do when it is 1,000 degrees outside! :) My sister, Mary, and my dad were crazy enough to join me. The family before the race. Hannah and Tim were my moral support!
Mary, Dad and I before the race. (Notice how we aren't super sweaty yet!)

Mary and I a few feet from the finish line. (Dad left us in the dust!)

Overall, it was a lot of fun. Most of the people there were pretty serious runners, so that was a little rough because I finished nearly last out of about 650 people. But, you have to start somewhere, right? As Winston Churchill said, "Never, never, never give up. "