Post 2011 Ambulance Chase

So, yesterday I decided I was done being upset about how crappy my first 5k of the season was.  I put on my running shoes and headed out the door in my neighborhood for a walk/jog. 

One thing you should know about me is that I have a real fear of running outside.  I'm not a very coordinated person, so I've been very afraid that I'll slip in mud or trip on a crack or worst, just trip for no reason.  I'm also afraid of people that live by me to see me run.  I'm still very overweight and ashamed of my body, so I hate for people that know me to see that. 

So, anyway, I went from my house, down Willowick Dr, and all the way to 305.  Just that is a little over a mile and half.  Then I turned around and came back home.  I did almost a 5k, about 3.03 miles.  I hit 4 red lights that I had to wait for and still made it back in 55 mins.  I did 56 mins with the straight walk in the Ambulance Chase Sunday, so I improved my time greatly, in 1 day! 

I felt so proud afterward.  I am going to put the treadmill away for the summer, and focus on just running outside.  Of course I'm going to cross train as well.  Today I think will be some sort of strength training and then maybe a little kickboxing.  I will lose this weight and get healthy again.  I just need to stay focused. 

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2011 Ambulance Chase

So, Sunday May 1st was the Lakewood Ambulance Chase 5k.  This was to be my first one for the year, to kick off the season.  Well, we arrived just as the race was starting, so we had to rush to get our papers.  Once we got started, my friend and I decided to walk the race, since neither of us had trained much beforehand.  Well, we got almost to the spot where the 2 mile mark was, and it was no longer there.  We were in last and they had already started taking down the stations and cones.  Then, when we reached the finish line, they were already taking that down too.  What a crappy race team.  The other race I was in last year at least waited until the last person crossed the finish line before taking things down.  I felt like it was no big deal that I did this.  I was really upset and disappointed.  What a crappy day that was.