Yahoo!!  Good for you.  I am so very happy for you!! 

I had my first 5K on Saturday too.  I was so very nervous and, like you,  I didn't feel ready either and almost chickend out.  But I didn't chicken out and and I am SO glad.  It was such a fantastic feeling crossing that finish line!

I started at the very back of the pack so I wouldn't become roadkill...and started off very slow, then picked it up a bit and never looked back.  I tried to find a runner in the crowd that seemed like they were at the same level as I was and just tried to stick with them.  The first few people I found, I ended up eventually passing.  The last person I found was the one I stuck with.   I did walk several times but I only allowed myself quick 20 to 30 second brisk walks.

I wanted to come in at 40 minutes or under and I came in at 36.01.

I felt so happy and proud of myself that I think I could have turned around and ran it again!! 

Keep up the good work.  And you are right...we should sign up for more 5Ks to keep this good thing going!!

Have you thought any more about signing up for another 5K?   I am going to spend some time online this weekend looking for local 5Ks.  I wonder what the 'norm' is for frequency of a new runner participating in 5Ks ?  Once a month?  More?  Less?  I suppose it could get pretty expensive depending on how many you sign up for....

I am running my first 5k a week from today and I am starting to get supernervous!

I keep thinking that I will be the last one to finish and that freaks me outfor some reason, LOL.

That and I want to run the whole thing and I don’t know if I will be ableto.

In January I quit smoking and joined the gym. I am 25 and have never beenphysically fit, just blessed with a good metabolism. It was really hard for meat first but I needed something to more to motivate me other then just the gym.The end of February I had a bright idea to register for a 5k though I havenever ran at all.

I was doing 3miles on an elliptical and then I decided to start runningoutside. OMG that was a whole new world!!

I have yet to run the 3 miles straight, it took me a really long time to getmy pace and to get my breathing right, being an ex smoker I think that hasplayed a huge role in that.

I plan to go running a few more times before the 5k.

Wish me luck!!

Nice job!! And nice job to your daughter, too!!  A job well done.  Keep it up!

I can't seem to find a 5K in my area in May that fits my schedule, but there are two the first week in June that I'd love to do.  I am going to try and sign up for both (one is on Saturay and one is on Thursday). I am excited!