I DID IT!!! I set this goal for myself and was so worried about being able to accomplish it. On Saturday May 12th I DID IT!!!! I completed my first ever 10K!! I was a nervous wreck before the race started. I ran it with my friend Becky who i have not seen in 2 years and it was so nice to be able to run the race with her. We turned out to be great partner's for each other pushing each other along the whole way. We ran the whole first 2 miles without stopping. I then had a stitch in my side and we walked a little bit after the first water station and then ran to the 3 mile marker and walked a few mins and then ran to the 4 mile marker. Between mile 4-5 were the toughest for me. As we were walking up the one hill..my legs were so tight..but once i stopped and stretched them we ran from the top of the hill to the 5 mile marker. once we got to the 5 mile marker something took over in me. We walked for a little ways because Becky wanted to and then we ran....and i kicked into a gear i didn't know I had and ran the last .5 miles or so faster much faster than my pace for the first 5!!! When i rounded the corner and saw the finish line i seriously almost cried..i got so emotional! It felt so good to cross the finish line. My official time was 1:16:37. I wanted to be under 1:20 and i totally was. It was a super fun race, beer tent at the end with dueling pianos...can't beat that!
Some of the crowd getting ready to line up. The 5K race was first. There were 4400 runners in teh 10K and a whole lot of runners in the 25K. I have never witness the finish of a race that long...very inspiring!!!
Here i am getting ready to run.
We Did it!!! Cheers!
I now know i can build on this milestone as I reach towards my crazy 13.1 miles in October. I know i can do it with proper training. My biggest lesson is that I don't have to run the whole thing to be a runner...i can run walk with i need to and it is okay! That being said I have a 5k this Saturday and my goal is to run the whole thing without walking. I will keep you posted. I know i can do it. I have done it once before.
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Woohoo!! I knew you could do it! And come October, you will have that same great feeling of accomplishing another goal!
WAY TO GO!!!!!!! CONGRATS:) So happy for you, what an accomplishment. I am NOT NOT a runner, never have been and doubt I ever will be but I am in awe of those who can run races etc... Good Luck this weekend, hope your able to reach your goal.
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