On Thursday night I completed a 5K - my first for sure. Some might find this not to be big news, but to anyone who knows me, it will come as quite a shock! I didn't come last overall, I didn't come last in my age group and, in fact, if I had waited 3 more weeks for a new age group, I would have gotten fourth place!

I had in mind to walk it, but Pierre, at my side, kept motivating me to run some, and then, after the first mile, running more didn't seem so hard. The next day I had a epidural shot in my spine, but that was already scheduled for my bad hip - really! Although I must say I would highly recommend the timing as it certainly helped with any aching as a result of the 5K!

My friend in Sacramento, with whom I will be competing in a triathalon in August, keeps telling me we are going to win. I have continued to tell her I am just planning on living to cross the finish line. When I sent her a note to tell her I had made it across the finish line - and not in last position, she replied, "See, I told you we were going to win."

So, stay tuned. I am planning on doing another in mid-June. And then I will be in another age group and maybe I will win a prize. In the 80-99 age group for women, there were only two contenders - automatic prize.

I have always lived my life backwards, marriage, kids, divorce, career, remarriage - and now maybe it's time to be fit!

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive