This morning I participated in my very first 5K. I ran the whole race without walking, although I had to stop when an ambulance came through the route near the beginning. Also, I finished in under 40 min. That was my upper limit. My final time was 35:14, which was about 1.5 min longer than the average time (including the walkers… argh).

I did learn a few things, though. I’m not as slow as I thought I am, so I should start closer to the front. I got stuck behind a lot of walkers at the beginning. In addition, when I saw the finish line on the horizon, I realized that I had a lot more gas left. It was weird. All of a sudden, I was sprinting through people for the last few hundred yards. If I would have used that energy reserve sooner, I could have cut a few minutes off my time.

I’ll probably run another 5K again. It wasn’t as painful as I thought it would be. It was a lot more fun than running alone or with our slow-ass dog. And as soon as I saw my time, I wanted to get under 30 min. I was in the bottom 20% for my age range. That doesn’t sit well with me.

The 5K was easier than the 41-mile bike ride I did last month. I hit a wall on the bike ride that I didn’t hit on the run. Also, the people around me annoyed me less on the run. Every now and then, I’d get funneled into some walkers and would have to find a way to get around them. No big deal. When I was biking and would get cut off by slow bikers, I always imagined a huge bike pileup and would get pissed. I didn’t get angry at all while running. I think I’m going to have to try running as a stress reliever.

Hey all—it’s my first ever post on a blog of any kind!  So today marks week 11!  According to one of the pregnacy mags, I read that 11 weeks is when the baby “officially” graduates to the fetus stage!!  Wa-Hoo!   I think I’m slowly coming out of feeling constantly icky.  I’m excited to get some energy back!    

Wow. Clair and I heard baby’s heartbeat for the first time yesterday. It was amazing. The heartbeat was so strong, fast, and clear. It wasn’t anything like I expected. You hear the clips on TV, and they sound like a motor whirring. This was a definite heartbeat. It was a HUGE reality check and confirmation that everything is going well so far. In 2 month’s, we’re going in for an ultrasound.