Jingle Bell Run

Kalli and Anna at the finish line!

Today I ran in my first race! I ran the 5k Jingle Bell run in Rockford. A friend of mine convinced me to do the Couch to 5k program with her. It's a training schedule for people who have never run before. I was very sceptical at first. I was never a good runner and was certain that I would never be able to run long distances. My friend Anna felt the same way, but was determined to give running a try. Together we did the Couch to 5k program. It was a 10 week program that had us running every other day. We would meet after work for our runs. I remember the first week we had trouble running for a full 5 minutes. Who would have thought that 9 weeks later we would be running a 5k race? I hope to keep up with my running over the winter. Anna and I are already looking into other races to run this spring. I'm so glad that we decided to become runners. Not to sound cliche, but you can really do anything if you put your mind to it!

Kalli, Kate, and Anna. First time runners!

The rest of our running friends
Anna's husband, Paul, lost a bet and had to wear this t-shirt during the race. If you can't read it, it says 'I Love Jay Cutler'. He's a big Packer's fan...