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Cowboy 5K

 The day was finally here for the Cowboy 5K for Kathlynn. I had been preparing for a month slowly getting my body in shape. I did by no means work too hard at it. Jayden and I started out jogging and walking. By the last two weeks, I could jog a mile.Purple was the color to wear and as much as you could. Boyd, the announcer from the PRCA rodeo,  gave an awesome prayer. He quoted scripture and talked about how what happened was an act of satan and to put our hope in the Lord. I  love that guy. 
The walk/run race started at 10:30. This would be my first 5K ever. I didn’t know what to expect so I tried to pace myslef. Jayden found her friends and decided to stay with them. They kind of took off and would go fast, then walk, then run. I kept a slow steady jog for almost a mile, then I would walk. I would catch up to Jayden once in awhile and pass her. Eventually she was out of sight behind me. I never jogged to the point I was breathing really hard or sweating a ton. It was a hot morning and the sun was really shinning. The nursing home was half way and I grabbed a water bottle as I went by. At the end I crossed the line at 38 minutes. I was in the upper 1/3 of the group. It felt pretty good to finish and I felt like I could have done it again. Jayden finished at 42 minutes after she went ahead of her friends. In the evening our family had to work the cook shack for the big PRCA weekend rodeo. It was very hot in the cook shack and you really couldn’t see anything unless we snuck out to watch  an event. 

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