The new church I’m playing for (Wheeler United Methodist Church in Blountville, TN) held a 5K race yesterday to raise money for missions. There were probably around 40 people involved in the walking or running. There were only 3 women and a couple girls in the female division of the runners, so I actually got a medal as the 3rd woman in, even though I was the second to last runner. I did beat all the walkers, though, and I beat one boy, probably about 11 years old. I never said I could run fast. I finished in 38:15, which was 15 seconds slower than I’d hoped. But it was quite humid, although it was also drizzling, which would have been nice, had it not been for the humidity. And there were more hills than I’d expected! Now my goal is to improve that time by, oh, maybe 8 minutes by next year. (That will be a miracle! But if I could weigh about 25 pounds less, it would be possible.)
On the plus side, everyone else was complaining about being stiff and sore today, and I’m not sore at all, because I usually run that far on Saturday – just not being timed!
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