I Ran Today!

One of my co-workers, Lynette, convinced me to sign up for the "Keep L.A. Running" 12th Annual 5K Walk/Run that started at 8:00 a.m. this morning. She was also able to convince some of my other co-workers to go: Steven, Craig, Oscar, Pauline, and Connie. All of us did the 5K, except Connie, who did the 10K solely because she is insane. 5K is about 3 miles.

I had never "run" before; I didn't know "how" and even had to buy "running shoes" yesterday because I didn't have any. I didn't wear appropriate "running clothes" either. Even worse, Lynette picked me up at 7 this morning and I only had 3 hours of sleep last night because I was at Meghan's (hella fun) "Lottery Millionaires" party. I surprised myself, though, by being able to run the 5K within a reasonable amount of time. It was so much fun that I might run again, maybe even on a permanent basis!

After the run, Lynette, Craig, Pauline, and I enjoyed a nice meal at House of Pies in my neighborhood.

I suppose the lesson here is to continually try new things. I didn't realize how much I would enjoy running.

A couple pictures:

Lto R: Craig, Lynette, Pauline, me, and Steven (photo credit: Connie C.)

L to R: Craig, Connie (at least her eyes), Lynette, Pauline, me, and Steven (photo credit: Connie C.)