I struck another item off the list today when I finished the Mercer Island 10k. Now don’t let the title of this post fool you – “victory” does not signify any sort of record-breaking time. It just means that I was able to run (translation: jog) the entire race without having to stop at all to catch my breath. I was able to hang with the “recreation runners” and ended up finishing ahead of a little more than half the women there. Shane ran too and did really well – he has become quite the hardcore runner these days. Despite the sense of dread that set in last night at the thought of having to get up early and run in the rain, I am so glad we did this. I’m proud of us, and it’s nice to feel like I’ve earned my Sunday afternoon nap and bowl of ice cream! I have been asked by a couple of friends to run a half-marathon with them in June, but I’m remaining non-committal at this point – my jello-legs are telling me that it would have been impossible to run two of these 10k’s back-to-back. Maybe with enough training – we’ll see…
brieanne says:
i’m telling you–i honestly think a half marathon would almost be easier than a 10k…it takes me about 10k to feel warmed up and get to that “runner’s high” point…truthfully, i think you’d be amazed…
and hey, no shame in “jogging”…it’s just a feat to finish! at least that’s what i tell myself with my slower-than-molasses jogging…
March 22, 2009, 2:49 pmjak says:
nice job!! that half marathon will entitle you to 2 naps and two bowls of ice cream…
March 22, 2009, 4:47 pm