And I rambled!! Even better - a new 10K PR (considering I have all of 2 under my belt)!! I shaved about 7 minutes off of my time finishing in 1:18:45 and finally ran under a 13 min mile - all the way down to 12:41!!
It was raining when we left home to drive to Dedham and I was really hoping it would clear up as I didn't really want to run in the rain. Luckily as soon as we parked the rain stopped.
There was quite a large number of runners in this race - 1650 - so when it was time to line up for the start I headed toward the back. I was very happy that there was a champion chip mat at the start as well as at the end because it took about a minute and a half to cross the start. Overall it was a great race - there were also some pretty good hills that gave me quite a workout. I did walk several times, but I think the recovery time actually helped me.
I do need to remember that no matter how cold it is, I should always wear a short-sleeve shirt because I get way too hot wearing long-sleeves. I also LOVED having my Garmin. Knowing how far I had gone and how much further I needed to go really helped me keep on moving. I also burned 825 calories - my new favorite number!
I actually saw someone from work who was volunteering after I crossed the finish line. He said he had seen a couple other people from my company - although I don't know any of them.
So, I'm feeling pretty good - tired, of course, I'm going to the gym tomorrow morning for a Gravity session that's supposed to focus on upper body and arms. Hopefully it will. Tuesday I'm seeing Tara and Wednesday is a day off. Thursday I need to run again and on Friday I'm off to Big D to see Txlass.
There are also a couple more races coming up that I'm going to register for. There were 3 different flyers on the car when we got back, but that's a great way to learn about what races are happening. I believe they are both 5K's - one is June 1st and the other is June 8th.
Hope you've all had a great weekend!!
Posted By: Andrea N
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04/27/2008 22:07
Whoo hoo
after a 10k like that....this 5k will be easy breezy!
I warned Bill...he knows to have brunch ready for some sweaty women. We worked pretty hard this weekend....got a lot of the boxes put up.....but still have a lot to do....but we are functional.
I'd love to run a race with you girly!!!There's a really big one in Myrtle Beach that is normally held around Valentine's Day each year!! Let me see if I can find some info on it real quick. Here you go: http://www.mbmarathon.com/site3.aspx
Last year it took 38 minutes for our walkers corrals to cross over the 'start' line of the Indpls Mini Marathon. There are 40,000 competitors in this half marathon (13.1 miles). It is the most phenomanal experience being in line w/ that many people. If you ever decide to do it let me know. The race is the first Saturday in May; however, it sells out the November prior.
You are doing such a great job! Way to shave off the points. Won't be long before you are running w/ the big dogs! LOL
My life SUCKS right now, but I wanted to pop in and see how you are doing and apparently you are doing AWESOME! Great job on getting another 10K under your belt. You are going to be so ready for your 1/2 marathon! I wish I could be there for that one as well!
New Mom incident: HOLY SHIT! I can not believe she had the audacity (READ: ultimate ignorance and complete lack of class) to say that! Well, of course you know, she is full of shit and jealous that not only have you lost a lot of weight you have become and active, healthy person in the process.
