Finding a routine

I really need to get into the habit of blogging! I keep reminding myself I need to update, but I never do. I'm a slacker. I also lack creativity, that could be a slight issue. However, although I'm a week late, I wanted to share my latest accomplishment, finishing a 5K while not being prepared whatsoever!

Okay, I had prepared a little bit by using my C25K iPhone app. However, leading up to the K-State Homecoming Race, I hadn't ran more than 2 miles in the last month, I wasn't going to let it stop me though, and if I had to walk some, so be it. Finishing it was all that mattered, and that's exactly what we did! It was my aunt's second 5K, so I was a little scared that she'd go off and be a champ, however, she stuck with me, even when I told her I was incapable of running and needed a walk break. I think she was glad she did take a break, though, she ended up beating her previous time!

I'm fairly certain it's IMPOSSIBLE to have a bad day when
you get to see a sunrise like this on the way to Manhattan.

Ready for the race!

The "after" picture. Okay, not really... it was staged. 

The real after picture! Ready for the next race! 

We finished in 34 minutes and 12 seconds, which isn't too bad if you ask me. It's not like either of us had prepared for it, and I had absolutely no experience in running a race! All in all, it was a fun day! To sum it up, we enjoyed a gorgeous morning, the joy of surviving, the deliciousness of Planet Sub, the greatness of Manhattan, and I even got to end the day with a youth group hayrack ride and bonfire... pretty great to say the least!