Race

This past Saturday I ran in the Reeds Lake 10K Race in East Grand Rapids. It was an interesting experience because this was only my second race that I had ever run in. So I didn't know exactly what I was getting myself into. Last time I ran a 5K was in Grand Haven and I was around 5 weeks pregnant and at the time I didn't know I was expecting. The whole race I couldn't breath well and I thought I was coming down with asthma. Needless to say I figured out a week later that I was pregnant with Colton. I ran in the race with my girlfriend Julie and her dad Jeff. I was supposed to run in the race with my girlfriend Jill but she came down with mono and the doctors wouldn't let her run. I was really nervous going into it because I had only run around 4 miles and never made it to the 6.3 miles. Jeff, Julie, and I ran the first couple of miles together then I started to feel like I was dying so I had to slow down a bit. My goal was to finish the race in under an hour and my time was 59:30! I ran this race for my son. I just wanted him to know that he can do anything he puts his mind to and that the world is his oyster! He was visiting with his dad that weekend so he couldn't be with me which was really sad but he was with me in spirit. While training I would bring him with me in the roller jogger and so I was thinking about running it with him but it didn't work out that way. Colton I love you so much and want you to know that with God anything is possible!