My first 5K!

In the midst of a winter funk this new year, I resolved to exercise at least 30 minutes, three times a week and lose weight. I settled on running – no fancy equipment, no time-consuming classes, no expensive gym membership. And with the treadmill, I can do it rain or shine.

To motivate myself, I trained toward the goal of doing a 5K. And today was my first official race. Here are my results: http://runkeeper.com/user/kenspencerbrown/activity/34558584. Not a great pace, but it was steady. And in my defense, my knee hurts like crazy.

More importantly, I completed a goal (a few, actually). I’m still a newbie, no doubt. But I haven’t been this thin since college and never this fit in my life.

I can’t wait to start training for a 10K.