Our first family 5K

About 2 months ago I signed myself and James up for a 5K in the neighborhood next to ours.  Let me take a minute now to say that James runs on the treadmill several days a week (at ridiculous speeds, might I add).  I, on the other hand, pretty much hate running.  I ran track in high school and I hated it then, and now my shin splints and my everything else remind me that I hate it now.  I'm definitely an elliptical girl.  However, at the time I signed us up I wasn't pregnant and figured I could suck it up and not be a baby for 3.1 miles.  The trick is, now that I am pregnant I have to keep a close eye on my heart rate and make sure I don't get too out of breath.  So this morning I was feeling pretty good (and competitive- must have rubbed off from James' ultra competitive mood).  I decided I'd run as much as I could.  There were lots of little kids running either by themselves or side by side with their parents who were encouraging them the whole way.  I could just see James and baby Driscoll doing this in several few years.  BONUS-mom will obviously have to be the cheerleader and photographer so I will certainly not be able to participate ;-)  So, we started and I didn't see James again until the end.  I did however, manage to run (ummmm, slowly jog) almost the entire first mile.  My heart rate kind of took off so I had to take a lot of walking breaks, reminding myself that my health is number 1, far ahead of winning anything.  I finished 195 out of 227 (ouch) at just over 38 minutes.  But, I finished and I jogged more than I expected too.  And, I passed this awesome couple in their 60s at the end (really...I couldn't let THEM beat me).  My speed demon husband on the other hand ran it in just over 21 minutes and came in EIGHTH out of 227 and 3rd in his 30-39 age group.  He, in true James fashion, was disappointed.  He got over it when he realized that had he been in the 20-29 age group he would have come in 1st by about 5 minutes.  He is a rock star, especially because he doesn't run outside EVER.  I'm so proud of him!  And I'm proud that our little family completed our first 5K! :)