She's a Runner!

I ran the Henrico 5K today, but it was unlike any other race I've done in the past. Today I ran with my best friend and better half, Julie. I've run a lot of races and Julie has always supported my efforts. It was exciting to run beside her and encourage her towards her goal. She's been wanting to run a race for sometime, but raising boys and spending much of her time helping others achieve fitness goals has made it difficult. I think she had several goals today. One, she wanted to finish. She did. Two, she wanted to run the entire race. She did. Three, which was probably more my goal than hers, was to finish under 30 minutes. Well, she finished in 31:01. A great time for a first 5k. I am sure she will improve if she keeps at it. Almost all runners will do their next race faster than their first. I am very proud of her. She's now earned the right to wear the T-shirt around the house and the title runner.