you know you are addicted when...

You spend time at work looking for a race you can do in two weeks cuz you have races planned before and after but don't have anything planned for that one saturday in October. Yup, I think I'm becoming addicted. Not that I am actually any good at the races (don't think I'll ever place) or that I'm out running/biking every day (far from it) but I think I just really like running with my sisters!

It is fun to have a couple of you all cheering me on and getting excited and making plans for me to join you in races. It is also a lot of fun to cheer you back and see the progress we are making together. I can't wait until November when I get to run with Pauline! Too bad she can't make it to Ogden in May, that would be too much fun and a great way to kick off my summer season. Guess I'll have to make atrip to Cedar City next summer as well for some fun running!

Now, who wants to start cycling with me? :)

one minute faster!

I ran my second 5K this weekend and I was a FULL minute faster! I don't know if that is a very cool thing in a 5K but I think it is a big deal. Allison kept telling me that I was running faster. I felt faster. Here are my pics!

We are at the starting line. It was a cold, but warmer than our last race.

Yah! I finished my race. Wow, I look wiped out.

Here I am planting trees for Wells's eagle scout project. I did this right after the race. Yup it was fun. :)

so you think i'm crazy?

I'm beginning to wonder! :)

After my 5K, I got so excited I've decided to sign up for a duathlon. AND i'm dragging Allison with me! We are going to have so much fun. So, we will run the TOU 5K on the 18th and just one week later, we will do a duathlon. What's a duathlon you ask? Well, let me tell you! :)

A duathlon is a run, ride, run course. For this one, we will be running 2 miles, riding 12 miles, and then running another 2 miles. We can do all of those individually and are excited to see if we can do them all together! It will be an adventure. Stay tuned.

My first official 5K!

For several years I have dreamed of running a 5K. It was not until this year that I actually made the commitment do actually do it. Thanks to my ambitious sista, I ran my first official 5K on September 6, 2010 in 37:27 minutes. :)

Here we are pretending we are the baddest runners of the day!

 We made it around the block! Look at us go!

Coming up on the finish. I had just run up a hill that knocked the wind out of me. Allison ditched me to sprint to the end. I'm still smiling though, can you believe it?

Even though she ditched me you can see Allison cheering me on! She was awesome! I loved all the motivational cheering she did throughout the entire race. :)

BIG FINISH!!!

With love to Wellsville for giving me the opporunity to prove I am a runner, a very slow runner but still. :)