5K Victory!!!! So I had this crazy idea come into my head the other week that I should start running... yeah, crazy, I know. So for the past couple of weeks Andrew and I have been doing nightly runs about 3 times a week, and I was actually able to run with Andrew's good coaching and teaching. Many of you may know that I have a pacemaker, and that exercise has never been one of my strengths... but I decided to give it a whirl. I have been running about 1 mile consistently each run. One night we 'ran' into our nice neighbor Amy as she was doing her run at the same time. So we started running together a few times (running buddies are great to help time go by and make the whole experience bareable, really!) and she suggested a 5K she was going to run. So since it was a free one, I decided, what the heck let's see how far I get. I asked Andrew to join me in my cause and he agreed. So last night we signed up at the Orem police department 'run a crook out of town' 5K. This is right us before the race started:


Well, it took me 42 minutes, but I finished and was able to run the whole way (or you could say a very slow jog... but running makes me feel a little better! haha) Andrew stayed by my side the whole way and was my own private motivational speaker the whole way! What a trooper. It was of course a cake walk for him, and after the race informed me he hadn't even broken a sweat :) At least he was wise enough not to tell me that AS i was running.Here is an exhausted but happy me after I finished:

My face was that bright shade of red for a couple of hours :) So what an amazing experience it was. I am so glad I can check that off my list of things to do before I die now :) I am not quite sure if I am ready to say that I will ever do that again, but it was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. Especially since my whole life I have felt that because of my heart I haven't been able to keep up like the other kids did. I am grateful for the blessings of the Word of Wisdom, that state that we will be able to 'run and not be weary'. Well, I definitly was weary, but you know what I mean. Also a big thank you to my dear husband and friend Amy for all your motivation and support.