My first 10K

Sucked. Let's just say I'm thankful that there are NOT any pictures to go along with this blog!! First, I did not train properly for it. I had only run the distance once ever before race day and it was the week prior. Race day was HOT, much hotter than when I usually run. About mile 4 I realized I was NOT going to hit my pace so my mantra became "no walking - just don't walk..." and also this is where I really had to pee! It is no fun running with a full bladder! It was a weird feeling though because I also felt dehydrated so I was annoyed that I could feel dehydrated and have to pee so bad. That just ain't right. Mile 5 and I was thinking, "Never again - just get to the finish line and get this race OVER with!" Also, my best friend Susan is training for a MARATHON right now so about mile 5.5 she became my hero! I am really impressed with her because she just started running a couple of years ago after having her 2nd child. Before that I think the farthest she ever ran was down the vault runway in gymnastics when she was 10...
The one smart thing I did for this race was ask my friend Keri to run it with me. Keri is a runner and she is fast. I knew she'd finish the race a minimum of 20 minutes before me so I jokingly told her not to forget my water when she met me at the finish line. Praise God for Keri my new hero. Shortly after crossing the finish line I felt a tap on my shoulder, looked back and she was handing me a cold water!! Then, she went and got me some gatorade and a plate of food. I wasn't hungry at first but, when I was she even let me have the chocolate chip muffin. Not only my hero but, my new best friend!! I told her "never again" and she told me not to make that decision right now then she told me a couple of her race struggle stories which was really encouraging to me because she is one of the runners/people I really look up to. Next time I'll train better though I probably won't do any more 10K's this year. I need to start training for my 60 mile walk...