I have been bleeding for the past 7 months after my miscarriage. I just got diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome...and a couple other things. PCOS makes you gain weight rapidly and is crazy hard to take off. Go figure. Now that I'm medicated properly, I'm hoping that I'll be able to lose a little more weight running this year than I did last year.
Last Saturday, I ran the Discover Roanoke 5K.
My lovely husband got us lost. We couldn't find the town, let alone the starting line. I showed up over 5 minutes late. I found someone to grab my bib for me. A very kind lady asked me if I wanted her to hold my T-shirt for me. I accepted the offer, thanked her, and took off running! I caught up with the police car tailing the people at the rear of the race. I passed 3 girls and started to catch up with another. If you haven't been to Roanoke before, there is one thing that I can tell you....
CRRAAAAZY hilly!!! But I loved it. I ran at the top of each hill and then all the way down, and some of the slighter inclines. I walked going up the hill and caught my breath during this time.
My husband and the little boy we were babysitting that day showed up in the middle of the race to cheer me on. I asked how far I was (since there weren't any signs...yuck...hate that!). He thought I was about half way. That sounded good to me...no biggy. Yeah...it was like 5 minutes later that I was sprinting to the finish line. It was my worst 5K time...but I hadn't trained....or stretched for that matter...in months. I was very proud of myself though. I started late and didn't finish last!!!
On a bad note, I got really sick from dehydration and was stuck on the couch for 2 days. DUM DUM DUM!!! It's so easy to drink water....can't believe I screwed that one up. But trust me...it's not worth feeling like crap!!! Just drink your water BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the race.
The boys tuckered out after the morning race too. :) So cute!
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