Magical Milner Family: St. Lukes Women's Fitness Challange 5k -Sept 20th

I did it! For someone who has never been a runner their entire life and always thought it was cool, this was a huge achievement for me. As with all goals there were lots of things that tried to make me back out. The week before the race our treadmill needed a part replaced and was therefore not available. If the race was in the Summer when it was still light in the morning this wouldn't be a problem seeing as that I could sneak out and run before the kiddos woke up and the hubby had to leave for work. I had to stop doing that because it got too gosh darn dark and I didn't feel comfortable running with cars that couldn't see me! The week of the race my darling baby decided that she wanted to wake up 3-5 times a night, most nights. This usually isn't a huge problem either but it seems that you need some good solid rest if you want to run without hurting yourself. And lastly bomb #3 Thursday before the race I'm informed that I have three weeks to organize, pack, and move my entire family back to SLC because hubbies job can no longer support an office here in Boise. Akkkkk! I lost all ability to sleep for an entire week after that - I couldn't stop organizing and planning things in my head.

Anywho - the race morning was a total downpour. We had no rain all summer and it really dumped on us. I was really happy to have brought a light jacket, it was really chilly! By the end of the race the jacket was so water logged it weighed a ton. I met my three goals - finish the race under my own power, run the whole distance, and not to lose my breakfast anywhere along the way! Enough with the small talk here are some pics.