My first 5k!

This morning I walked my first 5K!  I normally walk my neighborhood which is 4 miles so this wasn't that difficult but there was one monster hill on the way back that definitely slowed me down! And the wind was blowing against me! Talk about getting a workout ;)  It was very fun though and I'm glad I went out there and did it.   It was the Mogadishu Mile Memorial run. The "Mogadishu Mile" honors the six Rangers killed during Operation Gothic Serpent on Oct. 3, 1993. It was also to raise money needed to expand and enhance the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Rgt. Memorial. 

Thanks to my friend Crystal for telling me "You won't do it" haha. She invited me to participate and a couple days before I wasn't sure if I was going to go and she said oh you won't do it..... So I had to go after that! haha.  And why not?  I'm no runner but there's no reason I can't walk it with Caden and get some fresh air, exercise and support our Ranger battalion!  

Not to mention I need to get moving again!  I've gotten out of the habit of my daily walks around the neighborhood because it was so hot these past two months.  And I was sick for my first trimester :( blah. 
I took a walk the other day with Caden in the middle of the afternoon because it wasn't hot and because I could! Finally!  So here we go. I'm hoping this keeps me motivated to keep it up and stay walking.  Especially before it gets too cold and it's just not fun to walk outside for the month or two of winter we actually get ;) Then I'll have to just go walk the treadmill at the gym!  No excuses Jess!  :)

Here's som pics of today. Just to prove I did it ;)

Yep I did it!  Caden passed out the last 2 minutes :) The 5k was a little longer than normal. Was about 3.6 miles and I completed it in 51 minutes.

My friend Alicia!  She is awesome and ran it :)

Caden afterwards calling his buddies to tell them how he did ;) hehe!  I looked back and he was sitting there with his cell phone (my old broken one) up to his ear chatting away!  he's so silly.