Training & A 5K!

I think I may have mentioned before that I decided to take up running - and started training for my first 5K in Januray. In March I ran my first 5K!! The week of the 5K I decided I needed one of these...

It has really made a difference for me. I know when my heart rate gets to a certain number it makes it harder to run...so now I can watch my heart rate when it starts getting hard to run and slow down to bring it back down. I am planning on running another 5K this month (can you believe it is already May!). I used C25K to train for my 5K. I am now using B210K and training for a 10K although I do not plan on running a 10K until maybe the fall...I just figured if I was training for that it should help me with my speed and maybe I will run a little faster this time around. My last run I ran 15.02 min/mile. I was happy that I was able to run the whole thing. My goal was to finish the race!!!

My friends husband took the following pictures...so photo credits go to Jay A.

This first picture is a picture of me and my biggest cheer leader...and my little trainer!

This next picture is a picture of my friend Allison...this was her first 5K also. We were both so happy that we finally ran a 5K!!

So are any of you runners? What is your favorite running "tool"??