Let's Go to the Races!

Day 362
Wt.  185 (+0.4)
Total Weight Loss 46.2
Countdown to Goal: 217 Days
LBS to Goal: 35

I LOVE doing 5K's! A 5K is 3.1 miles and that is how far I usually walk when I workout so it's easy for me to complete. I really like the excitement and I push myself during these races. I've walked in two races this month - The Color Run and the Crosspointe Cavalier Country Run. I did both with my family and had a lot of fun!

The Color Run was at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and it was so much fun!  I did this race with Jennifer, Denise and Melissa. I would estimate that 90% of the runners were  young females. There were a few young males and a very few older males. The group that there were practically NONE of was my age females! I only saw one other lady that looked to be about my age! Denise noticed it, too! This run was so much fun! One of my students and his parents ran, too! I love running through the colors! I got lost when we finished the run but we finally all got reconnected.

 

The Crosspointe Cavalier Country Run was so much fun, too! It was their first ever run and it was very well organized! It was so much fun to walk with so many people that I know! Jennifer, Denise and Carter did this race, too. I just love doing races with my family! This race was very exciting because Jennifer got first place for overall fastest female as well as first in her age group! Carter came in second place for his age group! I got a medal for third place in my age group, too!

I plan to train for the Twilight 10K at Callaway Gardens in November this summer.  We went last year but I was not properly trained. I finished but was so sore that night that I didn't sleep. I want to be READY for this one! These races help me push myself and I want to go to as many as I can.

 

Walking is such a wonderful way to exercise! It requires no equipment except for shoes and of course, my iPhone for music and Map My Walk app! I listen to Pandora and type in Praise and Worship Music or Toby Mac or Third Day. I feel so close to God when I am walking and worshipping! I get very excited on some songs and probably look very strange waving my arms around but I don't care!