25 August, 2013

Results can Suck It!

I participated in my first ever 10K race this Saturday.  It was a good training tool as I continue to work towards my 1/2 marathon.  My time was 1:12, I came in dead last in my age group and I finished 86th out of 91 runners.  Yes, that's 6th to last place overall.  

While the results stated above are not stunning, I will not allow myself to get bogged down by them.  The time in which I completed the race was an improvement for me and I ran the entire race without stopping, including killing every hill (and there were several rolling hills).  I am very proud of myself!  

I have never been able to run past a 5k and here I am writing about my accomplishment in completing my first 10K.  While running is a struggle for me, I am doing it one mile at a time!!!  So if I come in last for the rest of my running days, who cares.  I like to think of it as saving the best for last.  HA!       

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