My first 5K and cross training in the high desert

I ran my first 5K today!!!  It seems such a small distance but I'm proud nonetheless.  Not knowing what to expect, I went into it with an open mind which was good.  The course was on a trail north of the Sandia Mountain in Placitas NM - it was beautiful out there but I'm glad my huaraches came with me or it would have been a disaster.  The good news is the trail was wide and in good shape so the surface presented no problems.  I got cheap and didn't pre-order the t-shirt, bummer, but I have my bib which is dated and labeled as the first in a large collection to come.

I started out too fast with the herd when I shouldn't have been - note to self - it's okay to start at the back of the pack next time.  Husband ran with me - it was nice to have him join me on my first official event.  No one stepped on me and I was not ridiculed for wearing handmade huaraches and not running shoes - all in all a success.

It's spring in the high desert which means gusts of wind up to 55 MPH.  So, I spent part of the afternoon liberating the bumper crop of 2010 tumbleweeds from that portion of the yard under our leach field.  This is very good exercise for core muscles. I wish the tumbleweeds well on their journey east (in the direction of the wind).