About three weeks ago, when spring started to come and it was FINALLY "warm" and sunny outside, David and I decided to start jogging together after school and work. We then decided to sign up for the Rex Lee 5k Run. For those who don't know, Rex Lee was a former president of BYU. He died of cancer about 14 years ago, and every year since then BYU sponsors a 5k and 10k race in his honor, with all proceeds going to cancer research. Last year I randomly decided to sign up for the 5k, even though I was completely out of shape and had not run in like five years. Needless to say I ran it (and by ran it I mean mostly walked it) in a very slow, very embarrassing 45 minutes. So this year, with David as my trainer, I had a goal of beating my time. Even if I did it in 44 minutes, we would be happy.
This is David preparing for the race.
Here I am stretching before we head out. It was very early and very cold.
And here David is back at the apartment after the race. He ran it in.......25 minutes! Go David! I was so proud of him.
And here is me after the race. Go #220! I ran the race in......drumroll please....36 minutes! Yay go me!
As a celebration of both of us beating our goals, we had a wonderful meal at Denny's for breakfast afterwards. I must say it felt really good to get up early, go for a run, and then have breakfast. All before ten a.m. Wow! Our next goal: Provo Canyon Half Marathon - August 9th. We'll see how that goes.
