Catching Up

Guess I should get back here more often. The 5k on Sat. went ok. It was HOT. And I mean it in capital letters. It seemed so nice when we left the house to ride up to Harrisburg that I thought it might be ok. And it was...until about half a mile in. Then it got HOT and stayed that way. There were two really steep hills, which were killer. I am very proud that I ran up them both. :-) The second one was rough, but I did it. I almost didn't, but I pushed myself. I have yet to walk during a 5k and I wasn't about to let this be the first. I finished at 42:03, which was slightly disappointing. I had hoped for under 40:00, but it was a tad faster than my last race in March. The St. Patrick's Day 5k was 42:09, so 6 seconds is something to be proud of...I suppose.

I also framed my photo for the photo exhibit. Check out the photo blog to see how it came out and next steps.

This weekend is my challenge. I have myself scheduled for two 5ks. Yes, you read that right, two 5ks. My hubby and I are running the Gettysburg Spirit of the Run 5k on Sat. and I am once again running the Baltimore Women's Classic 5k on Sunday. I am insane and will die Sunday afternoon, but it's a challenge I put before myself months ago and now have to see through. Wish me luck!

Perception

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wondered why you look so awful?  I do this ALL THE TIME.  I think I pick out cute clothes in good colors, then I put them on and wonder what I was thinking.  I wonder why I look so huge in them. I wonder why I don't look like my cute, small friends.  I get jealous of them often because I wish I knew their secret to being thin and happy.

I spent two weeks in Europe at the end of May.  We just got back and wow!  We took TONS of photos.  And honestly, there are only a couple that I look at and think, I look like crap.  I mean, at the time, I thought I looked like crap everyday.  Now that I look at the photos, I think, I didn't look as awful as I thought.  I am by no means thin, but the photos aren't as bad as I IMAGINED myself as looking.  Yes, there are a couple and honestly, I am in the same position in all of them, leaning backwards.  I look bad leaning backwards.  But, other than that, I think I look ok in the photos.

What do YOU think?