My first race ever

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Let me start by telling you how I got to run my first 5k. After I finished my Couch to 5k challenge, I continued to run 2-3 miles on a treadmill. The first time I reached a full 5k (3.1 miles) was on May 19^th 2011 (yes, I remember the exact date) when I had to sub for the Physical Education teacher at my school. I took the students to the gym and to pass my time I started jogging on the treadmill. It took me almost 40 minutes and it was very hard, but so exciting! The weather was getting better and I started to run outside.  I even inspired a couple of friends to jog with me as well. Right around my birthday though, on May 27^th, I had my first running injury: a stress fracture on my 5^th metatarsal (pinky toe bone). I…

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