I was super nervous and had to resist the urge to switch to a 5k at the last minute. I had only run 6 miles once before and I wasn't completely confident I could do it again under the pressure of a race! But I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, and knew I would regret chickening out. My main goal was just to do the whole thing without stopping, and try not to compare myself with the super fast runners.
It was a pretty hard run, as it was hot outside and there were 2 pretty big hills. They were super hard to run up, but I somehow kept running. There were lots of people ahead of me who walked up the hills, and even though they finished before me, I was glad that I met my goal of running the whole way.
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| Rob finished just in time to get the camera from the car and come back to get a picture! |
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I was so happy with how the race went! I truly felt like I did the best I possibly could have done. I pushed myself the whole time and have no regrets. Rob felt like he could improve on his next race, and thought he could have gotten a better time. I don't have any plans for future races, but he is hoping to do a half marathon in October!
I'm so thankful for our bodies and our health. We feel lucky to have healthy hearts, and we're thankful that we can run without knee/back/other pain.
For those who are curious about our times, Rob finished in 58:48, and I finished in 65:19. His average pace was 9:28 and mine was 10:31, which was faster than I thought I could do. All in all, it was a really good first race!
2 comments:
thats a great accomplishment!! i have yet to run a race, but a 10K would be my goal. I bet that was really fun doing that with your spouse, I'll have to talk mine into it =) you look great by the way, I bet that training whipped you into great shape!
Seriously, so proud of you.
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