i ran the course of the 5K today. it's the first time i have ever run outside in the real world away from my hamster wheel. the real ground is not nearly so squishy as my shock absoring treadmill deck. also there's no display to tell me how fast i'm going or help to pace myself. i tried to use my watch, but quickly gave it up. i got so tired i had to walk three times. but alas, i finished in 30 minutes and 7 seconds. i can make the timer on my watch work, at least.

my husband took the kids on the 1 mile course. they did well, but he looked a little worse for wear. i drank only one modest glass of red wine last night because i had planned to run today, so mitch took up the slack. anyway, we are back into the grind of being responsible adults for now, so there will be no more crazy hangovers or storied binges for a while at least.