Saturday Shutdown

Saturday started early... I ran the Blue Line 5K with Paula! It was a local 5K that supported law enforcement... how could I NOT participate?! 

Stretching a little before the race! 

Supporting our husbands ;) 

Running BFFs! 

My parents showed up and surprised us! They are AWESOME! They even left some treats for us on my car!! 

I was 3rd place female (even though they gave the medal to the 5th place lady... another story). Paula got a sub 30 5K... her first!! I was SO proud of her!! She also ran ANOTHER 5K last night, and ran it in under 30 minutes!! She is AWESOME! 

After our 5K, we ran back to the car (I needed 8 miles total for the day). It was 2 UPHILL miles. Tough, but we finished with less than a 10:30 pace! We rocked the entire morning! 

When I got home, my back had a spasm (twice), and for the rest of the night I dealt with terrible back pain. I opted to skip the last 2.9 miles I needed and rest. Well, I didn't opt to, I was forced to. 

Aaron and I did a little car shopping. I'm wanting something better on fuel. I love my Tahoe, but the gas is killing me. We haven't bought anything yet, we came close, but we still have good ole Hank ;) He will forever be my favorite car... I just wish he had a smaller appetite! 

Aaron loves car shopping ;) 

We got back into town just in time to make it to Aaron's cousin's son's birthday party (that's a lot of words). Lynny had a blast, for sure! 

We then headed out to eat with Aaron's mom to celebrate Mother's Day with her. It was delicious! 

Then we headed home for the day. My back hurt SO much. I may or may not have cried (dramatic). I put ice on it, took some meds, and went to bed. I'm hoping it feels much better in the next day or two! My marathon is a week from today!!! 

This is my LAST week of school!! I can see the light!!! 

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommas out there! I hope it was an amazing day!! 

How do you handle back pain? 

Do you have plans for Mother's Day? 

What is your fastest 5K?