I did it. And now I want to do it again.

Today was the day I've been working toward for the past 3 months. I never really thought it would happen, or that my body would cooperate, but I ran the Turkey Trot today. 5K. 3.1 miles.

My official time- 39:01. I wanted to complete it in under 40 minutes. Tho, I had a "wow" time of under 35 minutes, but it's ok that I didn't make that. I am so happy with my time. I did stop for water. It's not like what you see on tv - kind of like how childbirth isn't all roses and clean babies. The kids dishing out the water were slow and only doing one cup at a time. I grabbed a cup and tried to drink while running and spilled half of it down my shirt, so I stopped, drank, and then continued on. So, note for next time - no drink. I probably could have been in 37-38 minutes.

This 5K was no joke. Hills, people everywhere. But running in a crowd was amazing. When I first started, I was passing people left and right, to get to my pace. Then people started passing me, old people, kids, people pushing triple strollers. But, I kept on, and when I saw the 3 mile marker, something in my head just clicked, and I took off. I sprinted the last part and ran across the finish line. I passed probably 30 people. I wanted to finish strong, and my legs - tired- felt like they could do it.

I really thought I might cry. Or vomit. But I did neither, and went to greet Alex and E and Jeff. Alex was screaming for me as I crossed the finish line.

Honestly, this is something I never thought I would be able to do. I'm old, fat, not a runner, and sweet like a crazy lady when I run. And already, I'm contemplating doing another one in just 2 weeks. I want to beat my time.

I am so thankful for my running partners. We all started the race together, and cheered each other on as we passed by one another. We are all on different fitness levels, but we all did great - beat what we wanted to beat for ourselves.

I'm not a runner, but I've definitely got the bug.