My First 5k

On Saturday morning I ran a 5k (ok, ran/walked, but I ran about half of it) with the fun office people that I've been working with. It was a charity event for a little boy who lost his lower leg in a lawnmower accident a month or so ago. They raised $6000 at this 5k! Hooray! The little boy and his family were there, and his parents pushed him and ran the race too. Our shirts say "Run Karsen Run" with a picture of a Transformer. The race was supposed to start at 8am, so we showed up at 7:30 to register... and the crowds didn't show up until 8, so we didn't start until 8:30. Basically we froze for an hour and then ran :) The baby in the stroller is 5 weeks old and is the reason that I started working 2 days a week. He was a champ on the run and gave me a great excuse to walk the last mile... he got fussy and I held him the rest of the way because his Mama is a great runner and was way ahead of me! Thanks for stickin' with me Erin! It was a blast, and I wasn't even horribly sore the next day, so yay for me! Looking forward to more events like this! Erin (Front Office), Dr. Blackwood, Mindy (we were college roommates during hygiene school!) Me, Laura (Dave's cute wife), and Dave (Assistant but soon to be Dental student) and Baby Cash.

oh, I have to justify my funny look in this picture-- I was wearing a t-shirt, two jackets, and then the race t-shirt on top and still freezing!

Waiting for the race to start at the start and finish line!

Here I am walking with Cash on my shoulder. He is adorable and did great even though it was cold and he was hungry!

So, even though I'm not a runner at all I thought I did okay for my first 5k! We started at 8:30 and I crossed the finish line at 9:15 (and no, I wasn't the last one). And it was so great to see the community come together and donate money, time and energy for the little 3 year old who needed help!