Well today was the day of the Women and Girls 5km fun run/walk. There were 16 participants in the Lifestyle Fitness Training team. It was a nice and sunny, but windy, morning and everyone did well to get there early on a Sunday. Everyone was excited in anticipation of the first running event for many of the participants in the team.
A mass warm-up was conducted for the 1000 entrants in the event and we all had a bit of a giggle at the 1980’s style aerobics session – good fun!! And then it was time. The starter yelled “Go” and we were off, some running and some walking. Unfortunately one of our girls stepped over the start line and into a hole twisting her ankle. It was a quick rush to first aid for some spray on ice and then she was off and sprinting, working her way past the walkers to catch up to all the runners – massive effort by her to still do an excellent time after all the early drama.
The run to the Carillion wasn’t too bad. We turned there and headed back and that is when the fun began. We started running straight into a strong headwind. Not fun at all. A small slope challenged us for the last 100m and then there was the finish line. A sprint to the end and it was all over. The whole team cheered each other over the line. A fantastic effort by all team members, with everyone feeling pretty good about themselves. As the trainer, I was certainly very proud of each and everyone of them.
So the next challenge – the Mother’s Day Classic. Only 4 weeks away and the option of either 5 or 10 km. Time to start training again!!
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