Well, this morning I went on a little adventure with Stacy! Note that this was not something that I planned to do, had never thought about doing before, but due to some unforeseen circumstances with her planned walking partner I was asked late this week to walk with Stacy.
I went on the 10 Kilometre Walk that the Winnipeg Free Press Sponsors as part of the Manitoba Marathon, with Stacy. She had been wanting to do this for quite a while, and so I went with her. I took a picture of the 5 km marker because I almost cried when we got there because, as even one roadside cheerer/supporter said, "It's all downhill from here!"
It was a really good time with my sister, we made it in 2h37m and I at 51s and Stacy at 53s. She was kind enough to let me cross the finish line first!
It was quite the experience at the starting line, all the crowds of people who were there waiting to start their different races/events, and everyone who started off either started with "Chariots of Fire" or "Man in Motion", and let me tell you, watching a surge of people start running forward to the soundtrack of "Chariots of Fire" is something to behold!
I feel a little stiff in my muscles, but I had not trained for this walk like Stacy did, so I am simply grateful that I finished it! I am so very proud of Stacy for finishing it as this is one of her goals that work towards larger walking goals for her!
All in all, in spite of the mosquitoes that tried to make me their breakfast, it was a good time, and who knows, maybe I'll even start training and plan to go into it next year! ;-)
