Oakley 5k

Time: 35min 20sec
Distance: 5k
On my feet: Walmart aqua socks

Today I ran my first 5k race and did pretty good if I do say so myself. Got a really annoying cramp in my side less than a mile in I had to walk out for a while, but other than that ran pretty much the whole way and made it in only 20 seconds over my goal time. Ran it in my walmart aqua socks becaues I wasn't sure about the roads and my little blisters from the road being too hot on my Monday run. Now that I know the roads, next year I plan to do it barefoot and it shouldn't be a problem. People said I was crazy going so far for a 5k (about an hour and a half drive away) when I probably could have found one closer on the 4th of July, but I saw lots of people I knew at this one so I enjoyed it a lot.

A race starting at 7:00am and an hour and a half drive away at a place I'd never been before meant I had to get up at 4:45 this morning to be out the door by just after 5:00. Crazy, I know, but it wasn't too bad. Got up, ate breakfast, drank some water, and it all had just enough time to do a little settling before the race started. And what does the barefoot lady have for a race day breakfast? None other than leftover curry and it was delicious!!!

After the race I went over to a friend's house for some breakfast which was delicious! Then, we all went to the parade which was just like any other parade in a small town, but lots of fun and lots of salt water taffy to go around. Because, once you've run a 5k you can eat WHATEVER YOU WANT and it doesn't count because you exercised plenty... right? That's my philosophy anyway.

No noteworthy plans for the rest of my 4th of July, but I'll figure out some fun stuff to do. Probably take a nap, read, eat a burger somewhere (cuz that's American and calories don't count today and all lol.) Then find somewhere to watch the fireworks tonight (for free, because why pay when you can see the sky from somewhere free?)

Happy 4th Everyone!