Ringing in the Hope

Cody and I ran a 5K today.  It's my goal to get back on track with my health and to be more active.  Just seems like I've been in a slump for a very long time and it's so hard to get motivated.    So a few weeks ago, I asked Cody if he wanted to run the 5K or walk the 1K.  He said he wanted to run it with me so I signed us up.

The race was at 10am and it was chilly out.  I kind of layered us up but realized with the sun in full force that maybe I layered myself up a bit much.  Cody didn't seem to be bothered by it so I wonder if his layers were just cooler than mine?  I had him in an under armour long sleeve shirt and sweatshirt, mine was a long sleeve nike shirt and a furry like zip up jacket.  After looking at everyone at the race I started to feel like I looked like a bag lady.  I focused on keeping Cody warm and comfortable that I forgot to buy the appropriate running attire for me.  My problem.... I use to live in Arizona.  When does anyone there ever run in winter wear?  But now I live in Virginia so I need to get my act together and dress appropriately.

Anyway, we did good.  Not really any faster than the last race.  This one was a lot colder and a bit windy out.  Here's our stats:
Mile 1:  12:05
Mile 2:  13:
Mile 3:  14:
And the last .1 mile, I forgot to stop my watch so I don't really know what it is.  I'll have to wait till the race result times come out to get the official time but it was somewhere around 41 minutes I think.  Cody crossed the finish line ahead of me and I was quite a distance behind him.  Of course being the mom that I am and not a true runner yet, I took pictures the entire way to document our run which included crossing the finish line with my camera taping Cody running like a mad man.  It's all good fun but I'm sure my online photo will be pretty scary of me.  Like I said, bag lady coming through with camera in hand and hair everywhere.

Both Cody and I were so happy that we ran this race.  It does feel good to get out there among people and run for a cause.  The last time Cody and I did the race we walked the 1K 2 weeks after I had surgery.  I felt so empowered to be around all those people.  Cody was only 4 years old.  Now he's 7.  Amazing that we did this together.  He truly is my biggest supporter.
 Oh, I almost forgot, there was a little old man running the race with us.  He was so determined.  We never spoke to him, although I wanted to.  I wanted to tell him how inspired I was to see him run.  But he was in the zone.   

Official race results: 
Cody:  Chip time:  39:50   Gun time:  40:08    Pace:  12:51/M    Place: 176/200
Jen:     Chip time:  39:54   Gun time:  40:13    Pace:  12:52/M    Place:  215/289