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Saturday Morning was a fantastic morning for a 10k. Cool, sunny, calm.<br><br>
I got to the race, got my chip and ran right smack dab into moonbeam (aka runnergrl161). To my horror, we were wearing almost exactly the same outfit. We decided that since it was an athletic event and not a social event, we could remain friends. This was good because I didn't (and still don't) know anyone else at any of these races and standing there twiddling my thumbs before races was getting kind of boring and awkward and stuff.<br><br>
The race started and I wished moonbeam a happy race and we soon lost each other in the mass of weaving and bobbing.<br><br>
OK, I'll say it right now, the first two miles sucked. And they were downhill! I felt like crap and was beginning to think this just wasn't my day. so, I decided whatever, I'll just enjoy the run and not worry about how fast I was going.<br><br>
I got to mile marker 2 in 16:10. Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Mile 3 was all uphill. But, I was starting to hit my stride at that point (7:38 ). How did I forget that the first 2 or 3 miles of any run always suck??<br><br>
The first half of mile 4 was uphill, followed by another mile of the most obnoxious "rolling" hills central ohio has ever seen. So obnoxious they were that going downhill hurt 100x worse than going up them. In fact, I'm quite sure my uterus fell out on one of those freaking hills. Miles 4 & 5; 7:46 and 7:55 respectively.<br><br>
Freakishly enough, I was feeling damn good by the end of those hills. Mile 6: 7:05. Apparently, dropping my uterus lightened up my step a bit. I was passing people like crazy.<br><br>
Final time: 47:56 that's almost a 2 minute PR. 13th woman overall, 4th in my age group. Woo Hoo! Not too shabby for a run that started out kind of ick.<br><br>
Two people came up to me after the race and told me what a fabulous kick I had. This made me happy. Although, I wish I were the type of person who could walk up to a complete stranger and complement them. I've got to work on that. That, and getting those first 2 miles out of my system before the race. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">
I got to the race, got my chip and ran right smack dab into moonbeam (aka runnergrl161). To my horror, we were wearing almost exactly the same outfit. We decided that since it was an athletic event and not a social event, we could remain friends. This was good because I didn't (and still don't) know anyone else at any of these races and standing there twiddling my thumbs before races was getting kind of boring and awkward and stuff.<br><br>
The race started and I wished moonbeam a happy race and we soon lost each other in the mass of weaving and bobbing.<br><br>
OK, I'll say it right now, the first two miles sucked. And they were downhill! I felt like crap and was beginning to think this just wasn't my day. so, I decided whatever, I'll just enjoy the run and not worry about how fast I was going.<br><br>
I got to mile marker 2 in 16:10. Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Mile 3 was all uphill. But, I was starting to hit my stride at that point (7:38 ). How did I forget that the first 2 or 3 miles of any run always suck??<br><br>
The first half of mile 4 was uphill, followed by another mile of the most obnoxious "rolling" hills central ohio has ever seen. So obnoxious they were that going downhill hurt 100x worse than going up them. In fact, I'm quite sure my uterus fell out on one of those freaking hills. Miles 4 & 5; 7:46 and 7:55 respectively.<br><br>
Freakishly enough, I was feeling damn good by the end of those hills. Mile 6: 7:05. Apparently, dropping my uterus lightened up my step a bit. I was passing people like crazy.<br><br>
Final time: 47:56 that's almost a 2 minute PR. 13th woman overall, 4th in my age group. Woo Hoo! Not too shabby for a run that started out kind of ick.<br><br>
Two people came up to me after the race and told me what a fabulous kick I had. This made me happy. Although, I wish I were the type of person who could walk up to a complete stranger and complement them. I've got to work on that. That, and getting those first 2 miles out of my system before the race. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">
