Back in the fall of '08 I decided I needed some motivation to step up my physical exercise. So, I signed up for a 1/2 marathon...the Hippie Chick 1/2 marathon in May of '09. I started training but by mid-November, was having terrible abdominal cramps that had me doubled over for several minutes and then was only able to keep them at bay by walking instead of jogging. Grrr. Well, come to find out a few short days later, I was pregnant.
And by May of '09, I was 7 months pregnant and in no state to run a half marathon.
So, in fall of '09, I talked my friends into doing the Hippie Chick with me. My thinking at the time was..."we can train together" and "it'll be something we can do to spend time together". So, we agreed to sign up for and train for the 1/4 marathon. I mean, what's a 10K anyway?
Well, I underestimated how busy I would be with Lelia and how difficult it would be to get all 3 of us ladies together when we all have polar opposite work schedules. So, we've kinda trained individually. And today was our big day.
The weather was beautiful, not too sunny or too cloudy. And we all finished our 1/4 marathon and feel like the biggest winners of all time! Yeah for us!
Maybe next year we'll try for the 1/2 marathon?!?
Or maybe we'll stick to the 1/4 marathon...let's not get ahead of ourselves, here!
Michelle and I close to the finish
Hippie Chick finishers!!
Auntie M'Elle and Lelia
Post race family photo
