My First 5k

As many of you know, I did a half marathon a few years ago and since then - I haven't been motivated to do any other races! Add to that the fact that I had a baby 8 months ago and you are starting to see why I desperately wanted to start training for SOMETHING. Do you guys know about Baby Ruby? Her story touched my heart, more than I can possibly put into words. At her passing, their family mentioned that they were putting together a foundation for her, and that they planned to try and have a 5k every year on her birthday. That was the motivation that I needed! I had to be in shape and ready to run a 5k by January! Jared and I decided to sign up for a 5k before Baby Ruby's to help us gauge where we are, and to get a 5k under our belt.

We have been training for the past two months, and although I am slow, I am working hard to be prepared for the 5k on November 19th. To be honest, with the weather getting colder and the days getting darker it's becoming harder and harder to be motivated to go out running at the end of a long day. Even the knowledge that my FIRST 5K is 16 days away hasn't been enough to get me out running as much as I need to. Then today, I saw a blog that is having a giveaway as motivation to do a 5k on Thanksgiving Day. For more information visit Thankful Healthy Blogger 5k. Perfect! So I talked to Jared and we are going to do a 5k on Thanksgiving too. We'll be down in Anaheim with my family, and how awesome will it be to run down by the beach?? I am pretty excited about it. So upcoming we have a 5k on November 19th, a 5k on November 24th and then a 5k for Baby Ruby in January (for which I still need to sign up!). Wish me luck :)