Race for the Cure!

Anyone who knows me knows that I H-A-T-E running! But in September I came to a point in my life that I needed to make some goals to work towards, one of them being to run a 5K! So December quickly came and Brian and I were going to do the Santa Run, but he got hurt and I didn't feel ready. Then another run come up in February in Henderson for the Library but I chickened out and we didn't sign up. Finally I signed up to do the Race for the Cure and although I had been training since September I finally felt ready! So this week as I was running my side stiches came back! I get them when I am stressed or nervous because I don't breathe deeply enough. Every run this week ended badly. So of course I was nervous for "the RUN" on Saturday. Once we showed up I started to feel excited. I felt prepared, I had taken some advil and said a prayer to get through this. Thinking if I just do this, I won't ever have to do one again! I will have completed my goal. My sweet husband who had been running the 5k in less than 30 minutes, stuck with me the whole time. Although we don't know what our time was because we missed the start, we fininshed the whole thing together without walking. He encouraged me the whole way, told me when the drink stations were coming, and when we got to the mile markers. Although I still had my side stitch, the advil had worked it's magic and the pain was dull enough to push through. Right when we finished I said, let's do this again!!!! I loved this particular run for a few reasons: (1)it's a great cause, and close to my heart with my grandma having been through it, (2)it was neat to be amongst 18,000 people doing the same thing
(3)all the volunteers treated the participants like celebrities, and (4)it was neat to see downtown Las Vegas all closed down and quiet. We'll be there next year, and we're bringing more of you with us!