Knee Deep in the Hooah!

Woohoo! I finished my 5k in better time than I even thought I would. It was quite an experience, and I do believe I like this running business. My 5K practice runs usually take 45 minutes. I know that is slow, but I am short and my stride is small. I was hoping to finish this race in under an hour — giving myself time to walk some of it if I needed to.

My official time was 39.3! That’s the fastest 5K I have run yet. I did have to walk in a few places. The course was quite hilly and a few of the hills were a little much for me. The hills and the cold were both things that worked against me. I told Mr. Hooah! when I finished that I think some of the hill walking was psychological, so I am hoping to find a more hilly path to run in the future so they don’t intimidate me.

I feel great! No pain, knee is great and to be honest I never lost my breath once on the course. What’s next? Will I run a 10K one day? Maybe! Next year I will be running this Classic again and raising money for Project Valour-IT again. I am going to get a good start ahead of the game and get pledges ahead of time. My goal is to raise $1000 next year. This year we, the Army team, are coming in under goal. If you haven’t given yet, please give today. Thanks!