On a roll...

30:03 - new 5K time set at the Run with the Heros race this morning benefiting the 100 Club of Texas. Breaks down to 9:42/mile and a new personal record pour moi! 

I admit it. I'm a 5K junkie. Every time I come home from finishing a race, I scour RunTex's website and register for more. I'm sure that as the sun reaches its zenith in the summer months this urge will be greatly curbed, but for now, it persists. 

And just for fun... my official "Everything I love about 5K races" list:

• The gathering of hundreds of people all running to benefit charity
• Live music - There were bag pipes at this race! 
• Getting in 3 miles before most people wake up.
• Setting personal records
• The people cheering you on at the finish and on the sidelines
• Doing this on my own with no Imperial Entanglements (ie... my children)
• The free stuff - love the sponsors!
• Simply finishing. I get a huge sense of accomplishment after every race. 

My friend Kristin told me yesterday, "Look at you! You're a runner now!" I've never, until this point, thought of myself as one. Runners were those crazy fast people who blew out a 5K in 20 minutes or less. Even though I'm not crazy fast, I love this sport. And there's truly no limits within it. The only limits are those I place on myself, and I'm through doing that...