Saturday: I played in a coed 6's volleyball tournament and Brian coached a JV volleyball tournament. Brian's team played pretty well and took 10th place out of 16 teams. He said they played much better than they had been playing.
I played with a team that I had never played before. I knew one guy and one girl. It was interesting to play next to people in which I had to learn and adjust to their playing style. We ended up winning the tournament so I made some money that day! Here is a picture of our team. Notice how short I am? The guy on the right side is one of the best players that I have ever played with. He hit a ball so hard (without jumping) that he knocked the wind out of a guy on the other side of the court. It was a really fun day.
Sunday: Brian met me and 2 of our friends down in Carver to run my first 5K ever. I'm pretty sure that I have never run 3.1 miles before, so I was very nervous. When I got there it felt like a little club that I didn't belong to.
I had 2 goals for myself for this race:
1. Finish in less than 40 minutes. ( I know this is a long time, but after 6 matches of volleyball the day before, I was pretty tired!)
2. Not to walk for any extended period of time.
Well, I completed both goals. I finished in 32:20, just about 10 minute miles and I only walked 4 steps as I was grabbing and drinking some water at the water station. I am very proud of myself for completing both of my goals and am looking to sign up for the next 5K.
I also have to say that I was not sore in the least from all the activity over the weekend. I did go home and take a nap on Sunday after the race! Brian on the other hand was a bit sore for 4 days after the race. He is a runner at heart, but he did not train for the race at all. I guess that didn't really stop him though as he finished in 23 minutes and got a medal for being 2nd in his age group.
You should all know that I can still beat him at swimming and thumb wrestling!
No, Brian did not run in his sandals.............
