GOAL COMPLETED!!! I am a runner!

This was my last weekend that I could get a 5k in while I am in the States, so last  night I found a small one in Chicago - the Make a Wish 5k at Montrose Harbor.  There are more races in the States than Australia so I really wanted to get this in to complete my 5 5ks in a year.

Because the race was for the kids, there were a lot of kids there and they really encouraged costumes.  Paula and Willa got into the spirit but wearing a heavy bee costume was not the smartest idea.

It was an AWESOME race!  Great trail along the beautiful Lake Michigan waterfront.  And it was easy on my hips and knees as most of it was on a running path.

With one mile left a young girl who was also a TDer started running with me and we ran the last mile together which really helped.  AND posted my personal best 44:41!  In a bee costume!!!

Really pumped!
Great race!
Ready for my new goal - trying to get in as many 5ks as I can this year.  I would like to do one a month but there just aren't as many in Melbourne.