How it began (part 2)

So, after signing up for the 5K, I immediately panicked.... this was a HUGE deal!! First of all, it cost $18!!!! (that's alotta $$ when you're really broke, have 4 kids, and your hubby JUST found a job after being laid off, but his new job brings home LESS than 1/2 what he used to make!!!) ANd, there was the fact that I was struggling to run 4 minutes on the treadmill!!!! But, I kept plucking away at the treadmill, and got myself up to 2 miles straight!!!!! In March, my running life changed. I hit the streets. My feet hit the pavement. Do you have ANY idea how much better (and HARDER) it was to run outside, instead of my safe lil treadmill????? My abs were sore for 3 days!!! Those poor stabilizer muscles had no idea how to keep me balanced AND run at the same time!!! I kept running outside, even in the crappy weather, because it was SO much more fun than my treadmill. I ran that first 5K in April. I corssed that finish line in 32:17 (ugh) and I saw the proud faces of my hubby, my 4 angels, and even my hubby's parents had come too!! It was truly an amazing experience!!!!