I was roped into running an 8K with Brandon and a few other friends. Though none of us were really in great shape, I was the only one that has recently had a baby. I am so, so out of shape, and though I have lost 50 pounds from when I was pregnant, I’ve still got a lot of work to do.

Luckily, while all of the more in shape men ditched me in the first kilometer, my friend (and the kids’ godmother) Linnea stuck by my side to run a slow 8K with me. There was running and there was walking, but we did eventually finish in about an hour and four or five minutes (it took about 5 minutes to get over the starting line because there were so many people running).

Everyone on the team got these cool fake tattoos to show that we were a part of team Very Active Tigers!

Even though it was tiring and painful, I enjoyed the 8k. It jump started my running, and I am now signed up for some more races in the near future. Here is to me losing another 15 pounds and being the weight I want to be.