OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP FOR THE 5K - ONLY 17 DAYS AWAY!!

I did it... signed up for the Lake Geneva (WI) 5K... so nervous you can't even imagine! I have only run on a treadmill so far! I want to drive the course to find out the terrain... I know there is a big honkin hill at the beginning and that it is a loop so the big honkin hill may work to my advantage on the way back to the finish!! I am so psyched!

MY GOAL IS TO FINISH!

I know that seems like a silly goal but I have never done anything like this before in my life. I was never in any competitive sport (except softball in 9th grade lol). I don't care if I finish last (well I kinda do) but last year I would have never imagined doing this! Fitness has worked its way to be a big part of my life and I am always looking for ways to be active. I try to involve the family too. My husband is working the event.. but the marathon portion so wouldn't that have been cool to have run by him with him cheering me on? I am going to ask my daughter to be there when I start and finish... her and I have really been close ever since she was small and I cherish that every day! There will come a day when she doesn't want to hang with me! So I am taking advantage of every moment NOW!

I bought myself some pretty tank tops to work out in... maybe wear on race day! PINK of course! Bright pink so I can be seen a long ways away (not really, pink is just my fave color!!). I don't know if anybody else is like this but I think I am going to bawl like a baby at the finish line! I tear up when I hit the goal on the C25K !!! lol!

So if anybody has any hints, race etiquette pointers, gear, etc I would REALLY appreciate the advice, comments, encouragement!

BUT IT IS DONE! I AM OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP AS OF THIS MORNING!!!