My SECOND 5K...ACCOMPLISHED!

Hey y’all! 
It’s been a pretty big morning! This morning I participated in the St Jude Walk/Run to end childhood cancer. Y’all this was the biggest event I have ever seen! Let alone been a part of! I was so thankful my roommate went with me this morning and stayed while I checked in! Cause y’all seeing all those people had my nerves and anxiety in OVERDRIVE! 

When it was go time they lined up the runners first and then those of us that were walking... I swear it felt like FOREVER before we got going! I went at this one alone and it was scorching hot and that made it a little bit rough for me! I will admit the first half mile or so there were tears and I kept thinking “I don’t know if I can finish this by myself!”! But the atmosphere during this 5K is something I have never seen! There were people lined up on the streets with Pom Poms and cowbells(Which is normally a no for me but I just tuned it out today😉)! That got me so pumped up and I started to walk with a lot more confidence! I ended up finishing in 1hr and 24 minutes! Which is one of my slowest 3 mile times but I’m still dang proud of it! This is definitely an event that will be on my calendar every year now! 

For the week that puts me at 17.19miles and I am extremely proud of that! Y’all who would have thought that the little girl with the walker would someday accomplish TWO 5K within a month of each other! 


Now it’s time for a nice LONG nap! 
💛Hugs💛
Kelley 


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