It's Run at Work Day!

I logged into Facebook today and found out via Runner's World that today is It's Run at Work Day!  The amazing part?  I had actually ran at work today!  Today was our annual Dog Jog event which is a school fundraiser.  Every other year I have participated by walking around the track.  This year I decided to come out of the closet...I was going to announce to the school community that I, in fact, was a runner.  I was kind of nervous about this.  I mean, there were lots of people (adults and kids included) around.  People that I worry about what they think of me.  I know...crazy, right?  But true!  A friend of mine was there to catch a shot of me in my running glory. 

I did it.  I jogged the entire time.  I was pretty proud of myself and even though I was more than slightly self-conscious, I kept on going.  I was slow, but I still felt pretty good that I kept going. 

This friend that captured my running moment was a HUGE help to me today.  Every time I jogged past her, she was there cheering for me...yelling and encouraging me to keep going.  It made me smile and want to keep going even when I thought of quitting so many times. To my dear friend, you know who you are, and thank you so very much! 

And just to prove that today is It's Run at Work Day. 

I hope you all have a great weekend!