Yep, Saturday morning, I got up bright and early and went with my husband to the Dow Run/Walk in my hometown of Midland, MI. He ran the 10K (with his best time yet) and I then did my first race in 3 years. I participated in the 1-mile run (which was more like a run/walk for me). According to John, my time was 19:13, which is almost 10 minutes faster than the last race I did. The only bummer part of the set-up is that even though they now allow adults to run this race, it's still treated as a kids race and the adults are not timed. That's a bummer because it really makes me feel like a second class citizen. This is a typical set-up for races. They include a 1-mile race, but they don't time it. It's not the first time I've been faced with this situation. And I have to wonder why they feel it's not important to include those of us who are unable to complete longer races.
I have no cartilage in my knees. AND I am only a year out from my gastric surgery (about 145 lbs down). So, why would they believe that I would physically be able to run further than I did this past weekend? I actually am not sure that I should be running at all because the impact could just be doing damage. But my current orthopaedic doctor seems to believe it you can do it, you should. I guess I will get a definitive answer when I move to Midland and find a new doctor. At any rate, I feel really good about what I did because I couldn't run at all before (heck, a year ago, I could walk with out aid). So, this becomes my latest milestone. There is another race at the end of June in Cleveland. I will at least get a shirt for this one (I didn't even get a shirt for running in the Dow run/walk). And it's time for me to actually get out there and start training to run!
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