Sedona Marathon 5K!!!

It happened folks. I accomplished my very first 5k, with my friend/coworker, Jennifer! We headed down to Sedona, yesterday after school, to pick up our bib,  t-shirt, and turn in our forms. We then drove back up and had pizza and a beer for dinner (perks of a runner...eat carbs)! Jennifer picked me up at 6:20 this morning, and we headed to Flag, to grab our Starbucks coffee and pumpkin bread...and then...it was time to drive to Sedona! We drove as it was still dark and rainy, and we had nervous butterflies in our tummies! The whole first 5k experience and all...it was finally going to happen. Our drive was beautiful, down to Sedona, and the rain stopped before our run. The clouds opened up, and we enjoyed sunshine and 40 something degrees. Our 5k started at 9:15am, and it really was a blast. There were 3000 runners, between the half-marathon, 10k, and 5k! Awesome. As I had been sick the last week, and still have some congestion...I did beat my goal, of running under 45 minutes. I finished at 40:23.7; and Jennifer finished at 37:42.3! Those were our best times yet, and I am very happy with it! So all in all, it was a great experience. Now I am pooped.