New Life Sunday - Freedom 5K...
Vacations are typically synonymous with relaxation, lounging by the pool, and indulging in good food. However, this year, we decided to spice things up by signing up for the "Run for Freedom" 5K at Big Cedar on July 3rd.
Yes, you read that right—we voluntarily chose to lace up our sneakers, and tackle a race in the sweltering summer heat.
The race master claimed to be Richard Simons…and since I haven’t danced to the Oldies for a while, I had to ask Leigh-Ann if it was really him….it wasn’t….bummer.
The whistle went off, and so did we—up and down the hills, our legs pumping like pistons. The first hill burned up my adrenaline and then it was just my lungs burning for the rest of the race.
At one point, it felt like we were scaling a cliff… okay, maybe not a cliff, but it sure felt like it! Step by step we trudged, every now and then getting some hype from a fellow runner or the occasional cheer from a supportive spectator.
Despite the heat, the humidity, and the relentless hills, we kept going, motivated by the thought of the finish line and the free fruit and cookies. And then, as if by some miracle, the finish line appeared.
We even had a few winners in our crew! As for me, I was happy to finish in one piece 50 20 20 20 20 Recent
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