Birthday Extravaganza!

Earlier in April I challenged my family to do a 5K with me for my birthday. Today was the Jim Thorpe Courage Run and this race separated the men from the boys and the women from the girls! Lol. Okay, it wasn't that crazy.

Mom, Dad, Kaytie, Becky, Kenny, TJ, and Melissa (who might as well be an adopted sister, she is Kaytie's friend and is at nearly all our family events!) all showed up bright and early Saturday morning to take on the 5K. I had so much fun!! I loved seeing my family out there all together, taking on a challenge and completing a goal. We were all one team, even though we all crossed the finish line at different times. TJ finished first since we was in the handcycle division, then Kaytie, me, Melissa, Mom, Dad, Becky, and Kenny. As we each finished we all waited at the finish line to cheer each other on. Everyone had huge smiles as they crossed the finish line! There is a huge sense of accomplishment when you finish something like that, whether you walk or run it.

After it was all said and done we went to La Baguette for my birthday breakfast and to try and recover. This was one of the most fun birthday's I have had in years! I loved having all of my family together and encouraging them to push themselves to the limits and have fun while doing it!

Thank you to everyone who came out today! I love you all and I hope you had fun! :)

After we got home I found last year's picture from the Jim Thorpe 5K. Take a look at the difference a year can make..

Next week Kaytie and I take on the Dirty 30!! A 5K with 15 obstacles along the way.  I can promise you that blog post will be less inspirational and more comical.I mean really. I put on lipstick before I did the race this morning and I am going to be covered in mud next week! I am just worried about Kaytie leaving me in the dust... or mud in this case! Wish us luck! :)