My First Race

I just completed my first ever 5 K race in under 29 minutes. I'm pretty proud of myself and I feel like a million bucks. Okay, so that's not a great time, but it's still pretty good considering that four days ago I didn't even know if I could run that long. I tried it on the treadmill and nearly died. But today, I participated in Race for the Cure supporting breast cancer research. It was amazing to not only know that I could do it (complete the race in a good time) but also that I was surrounded by people who came together for a good cause and by women who had survived the disease. At the race, you could pin a sign that said "I'm running in celebration of" or "in memory of" and so I ran it in celebration of my aunt Marina Lancia, who survived her bout with breast cancer a long time ago and is arguable one of the strongest, most inspirational women I know.

This race will not be the last. I'm going to start training to run a 10 K in March. I can do it!