Another 5K

Well two weeks after my first race ever I did another run that benefited a family from my brother's parish who lost their mother/wife at a young age to cancer. The cause was a good one and even though I didn't feel that two weeks got me any further in training, it and my brother called me on.

I did this one better than the last and shaved over a minute off of my last time. It was tough and I literally almost passed out towards the end of the race and again once I crossed the finish, but when I saw my time, I was much happier than after the last.

Having a personal time to beat now makes the race more of a personal challenge than a group one. Beating my own time made me feel much more victorious than seeing my first time at the last one.

It was God driving His message home. The only one with whom I am competing is me. Onward and upward!