Saturday morning David & I participated in a 5K walk/run for Safe House for Women. Safe House for Women provides shelter and help to victims of domestic violence. It’s a worthy cause and we have been signed up for weeks.
David asked me earlier in the week, what did I plan to do about the 5K on Saturday (since I’ve been sick with laryngitis and bronchitis)? I told him I intended to show up and do what I could. It’s a great cause, we had paid our entry fee and I needed community service hours for my job.
We had the perfect morning for the 5K. It was cloudy, cool (temps in 70s) and low humidity; wonderful weather for June in Missouri. David has been preparing for this race with exercise, walking and running. Not me—I’ve been vacationing last week, lazy and skipping my gym visits for several weeks and this past week I’ve been sick. Soooo, I was thinking I did well to finish the walk.
Well, we did ok; we both finished with a 1st place trophy for our age and category. Pretty cool. My first trophy for a sports event—ever. I did need a long nap afterwards because I had used all my energy.
If you need an incentive to exercise and get in shape, training for a walk/run is a good incentive. You can support a charity you believe in while getting some exercise. Everybody wins.
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