Well, I ran an 8K Sunday–the Shamrock Shuffle, the largest 8K in the country. 8K is just about 5 miles. I signed up for it during the second month of the Best Life Diet…when I was just starting to feel progress and great about myself. Now, I have not run five miles straight in about 8 years so I was really not sure if I could even finish…I was pretty sure I’d have to walk some of it.

Well…ha ha ha. I ran the entire thing and it was manageable! I am sore but that is to be expected. I can’t believe I ran the whole thing, but it did help having the 30,000 other runners bonding with you, running side by side and the crowd of onlookers cheering you on. That is very inspiring.

When the race was over all of the runners ran to get their free beer. I have not had any alcohol while on the Best Life Diet and I was waiting for the race before I had a drink…I think I’ll wait a bit longer. I don’t want it right now…after that run I just really wanted to keep feeling healthy. I just got a cup of coffee, spent some time with a friend who ran with me, and then went home.

There is nothing like crossing the finish line after doing something you didn’t think you could do. I can’t wait until my next race…I think this is something I’ll continue for a long time, and I would never have been able to accomplish this if I had not had 3 months of the Best Life Diet under my belt!