Sun Run 2009

55,858 people. That is how many people participated in yesterdays Sun Run! The crowd was huge and the weather was great for running... cool and cloudy.

First of all, I don't think I blogged about the softball team I joined... I joined our church's softball team and we played a triple header on Saturday (the day before the Sun Run). I had not played in about 15 years and I was very nervous! Our team won all 3 games on Saturday and I felt pretty good about how I played... I started out a bit rusty but it all came back to me :-) I hit every time I was up to bat and I had several plays where I put the other team out.

Sunday morning I woke up with a very sore back and shoulders! 15 years of not swinging a bat or throwing a ball caught up with me and I was sore. This is BEFORE the race... I was really freaking out about being able to even run at all.

Rhonda picked me up at 7am and we took the skytrain downtown and lined up in our pack for the race. We were way at the back so it was a while before we even reached the starting line.

Our goal was to try and run 5km and walk 5km of the 10km race and finish in about 2 hours. It was tough and there were so many points during the race where we really had to dig deep and push through. In total we ran 6km and power walked 4km so we did better than we had hoped for!

I finished in 33,218 place in 1 hour and 36 minutes... there were over 20,000 people behind me. I was glad to not be last!

When I got home Dave and the kids surprised me with an airline ticket to California in June for a girl's weekend in Palm Springs with Christy and some friends. It was a nice surprise and it felt great that they realized how hard I have worked to be able to finish the Sun Run :-) I can't wait until June to relax by the pool!

I was completely exhausted and in a great deal of physical pain last night.... I have never had such sore muscles in my life! Today was a bit better but I am still really stiff and sore. I played softball tonight and my legs felt like they were on fire when I was running the bases... I even almost fell when my legs wobbled under me.

Now I have a week of rest... no boot camp or baseball until next Monday!

Here are some pictures that Rhonda took with her cell phone before and after the race yesterday...