In the early spring, I decided to train for a 5 km run. I used the Couch To 5K app on my phone to slowly build up my endurance and it was all going really well until I got hit with The Plague and lost about three weeks of my life to the worst virus in the history of mankind. Instead of finishing my training just in time for the race, I was a good three weeks behind and wasn’t where I wanted to be as far as cardio endurance. Owell, what can ya do? I rammed myself into my spandex, laced up my runners and gave it my all.
Pre-race stretching with my friend Erin.
The starting gun fired and the masses began to move. The course was 5.4 km and weaved through town. My dad had come out from Regina to run it too and, of course, got first in his age group and 6th place overall. I always joke that his athletic genes skipped a generation but as I huffed my way through the miles, it felt good to do what I had set out to do.
Steve and the girls ran the race too so after I had crossed the finish line I waited for them and went over again with them.
I am going to keep up with my training and who knows, maybe those athletic genes are ready to come out after all?!
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Yay for you!! Pretty rad that your whole family was there. :)
And speaking of family, I see mine on the right of your photo. ;)
Yay, team (Olsen) Brown!
Awwww, I love this multi-generational goal achieving! I was just thinking about your dad this week as I told a slow pitch team member what your dad told me way back in grade 4 about how to how hold a bat and how to spring-coil for the pitch. You guys are awesome – can’t wait to see you next week!
You rocked that run!! I’ll never forget you breezily whizzing past me, and then turning back to say ‘Enjoy the view!’
You’re so fun. And way more fit than I’ll ever be!
And I see my ‘subtle pants’ in that first pic, haha.
Run run run Amanda, is it addictive once you find your groove!
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