Run for Jesus 5K

The forecast Friday night looked disappointing. Thunderstorms all day, along with 15mph wind. I awake Saturday morning to some lite sprinkles, and a little bit of wind. I pick up my nephew, then my friend Kent. I pray that the rain holds off. We arrive at the race and I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the course. Very nice!

Fast forward to the race. It's about 50 degrees, very little wind, and no rain! Perfect race weather!


All three of us broke our goals! I ran a 20:54, and placed 4/93. My nephew ran a 28:49 and placed 32/93. Kent ran a 34:11 and placed 42/93.

I also got some swag! I got a Christian CD for 1st in my age group, and I won another CD as a door prize!

Overall, it was a great race! I loved the opportunity to spend some quality time with family and friends!

Noobs!

I honestly don't know if I've ever been so excited about running as I have been this past week!

First off, one of my pastors/friends that has been off and on running for a long time now, is doing his 2nd race ever with me this upcoming weekend! I'm very proud of him for the effort he has been putting in to making himself a healthier person.

I am also extremely excited that my 9 year old nephew has shown interest this last week in running the same race with me! He's never raced before, and only ran in gym class. He's really excited to run with his uncle, and I'm excited to have a family member so interested in running! We've started doing some weekly easy runs, and I'm teaching him all that I know about my sport. I don't want to push him, but if he decides to continue running into middle school, I would be one thrilled uncle! I've always been the only Amburgey to run (at least any time recently).

I do look forward to running this race, but this time around I am more excited about the company I keep than the race I run. These are truly good times!

Praise the Lord and run on!

Friends and Firsts

Todays workout: 2 miles easy

My next race is going to be on April 24th, and I'm really excited! Not about the race though, but because I am going to be joined by a friend who will be running his 1st race ever (that I know of)! My friend Kent Scantlin who has been off and on running for a while now will run the Run for Jesus 5K with me! A race is so much better when you have friends by your side.

Praise the Lord and run on!