Guess What? I finished a race!! Now that is something I am thankful for.
10K Race in 50:38 (8:09min/mile).
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| After the race photo |
What else am I thankful for...
1. My 3 amazing children! They are the best things that have ever happened to me. Pure love=Kaitlyn, Jackson and Nathan
2. My wonderful husband, Ryan. Next month will be our 10 year anniversary and we have been together for 16+ years. I can't imagine going through life without him.
3. My sister, Katie. The bond we share is something I will always treasure. I can be my complete self around her and she loves me no less.
4. My brothers, Mike,Andrew, and Aaron. I just wished they lived closer. Hint, hint...
5. My parents. I know they will always be there for me no matter what. They are also amazing grandparents.
6. My friends. I have some pretty wonderful friends from high school through residency and now grown up? friends. They even let me call them an complain about stupid things like a bad run and listen like they truly care.
7. My job. I love my job! I don't dream of doing anything else (except being a professional runner...ha!)
8. Running. Running has changed my life and I can't imagine not having it be a part of my life. I feel like I can conquer the world after a good morning run.
9. My healed foot? Today in over 3 months I ran pain free! It was amazing!
10. My life. It's like that song...What's there to complain about?
So on to my very happy race recap... It was not a PR and actually is was my slowest 10K time ever (I have only done 3) but I ran pain free. I forgot how good that feels.
Mile 1: 7:53
Mile 2: 8:09
Mile 3: 8:17
Mile 4: 8:16
Mile 5: 8:20
Mile 6: 8:16
Mile 6.2: 7:17
Mile 1...felt good. I really didn't want to start out that fast since I have done 0 speed work in months but it is hard to slow down in a race.
Mile 2... Smiling, loving life. Some down hills that I loved flying down.
Mile 3... Holding strong, still smiling
Mile 4....At this point, I started playing leap frog with a guy. At the end I pulled away and then he caught me and sprinted past me at the finish. After the race he turned around and gave me a high five. I love runners! It's like we are all in it together and everyone tries to push each other to finish strong:)
Mile 5...This mile was all up hill. Nothing too steep but constant.
Mile 6... I never felt like I wanted to walk. I still had the biggest smile on face. Because did I mention that I was running pain free!
Last .2...I gave it all I had through the finish.
So unfortunately I was not listening at the start of the race and ran over the wrong timing mat (there was also a 5K race) and so my chip time was not recorded only my overall time. Which was not accurate because I was in the middle of the pack. So I used my overall garmin time. My garmin was right on with the mile markers too.
Ryan also ran a great race and Kaitlyn did the 5K and came in 3rd in her age division!
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| Kaitlyn after finishing her 5K race. |
We had a car full of 9 people that did the Turkey Trot: Ryan and I did the 10K. Andrew, Aaron, Kaitlyn, Braedon, Katie, Katie, and Cyndi did the 5K. Super fun morning! Followed by a wonderful thanksgiving meal.
I wish I had some more time to actually train properly for my next half marathon in 1 week! But I am so happy that I finally feel like I am on the right track again with my running.
Happy Thanksgiving!
