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Back to Back 5ks? OK!!!!

What an amazing day!  I had the pleasure of not only running a 5k for myself, but doing another 5k with a good friend.  Which opens up a whole different dimension of running!

Let's back pedal for a moment.  I had an incredible weekend.  Filled with lots of love, and some great family time.  Tiff found out about a triathlon for kids aged 3-13, so we talked to Christopher about it. There's three triathlons throughout the summer, if a child completes all three they get a Fitbit. Neat!  What a great prize to help these little athletes keep going!  Well, Christopher thought it was pretty cool too!  So the cherry on top of my weekend, is that now Christopher wants to train for a triathlon!  So watch out world, come 2020 we're looking to crush it!

Let's talk about today's runs, shall we?  One of my very good friends, Sam, wants to get into running as well, so I challenged him to do his first 5k this week.  There's a NYRR virtual 5k for Pride, what better reason to get out crush 5k?  I told him that we would absolutely go at his pace, because I will have already run 5k.

So, last night I pulled up my past runs to try and find a route that takes 5k from my door to his.  This morning differed from my usual run because I was coordinating with another human being.  Most normal functioning adults don't want to get up at 4:30 to start their day, I can appreciate that.  So I scheduled to meet up with Sam at 9:30.  I should've specified that I would meet him at his place, but I assumed he would just.... know that?.... Again, not used to coordinating with another person. So there are still some kinks I need to work out in my communications.  Well, off I went to meet Sam, taking a long circuitous route around town.  It was a good run, because I spent most of the time thinking about future runs.  I'm VERY excited for my 5k in exactly one week!  I'm even more excited for all of the runs after that.  I'm excited to keep pushing my limits, and seeing the rewards.  I'm the MOST excited for this new aspect of running.  Helping other people achieve their goals is SUCH an incredible feeling.

So my first 5k was just for me, and it was awesome.  Just the excitement that I have for getting Detroit ready, and seeing what I can do.  The first 5 went by without too much struggle, I didn't really push it because I knew I had another 5 after.  The second 5, was the best 5!  Being able to push myself for a bit more, while encouraging a friend to push themselves beyond what they think they can do?  Amazing! 

Honestly, I had so much fun.  It's easy to have a smile on your face when you're cheering a friend on.  It made the 5k breeze by, and that's awesome for my second leg.  Sam may tell a different story, but he's probably lying.

The reason that today is so amazing though, is that I have an even better tomorrow to look forward to.  Tomorrow Christopher begins his own quest for a triathlon, and I get to cheer him on the whole way!

Today is a great day!

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