Nearly 4 years ago I did my first 10K. It was a grueling, discouraging ugly experience in which I was dead last. I did not record my time anywhere, and can't find it anywhere on the Internet, but I believe it to be around 2 hours.
This was interesting to me because today I did a 10k on roughly the same course. There were a few different streets, but it was in the same neighborhood. I was prepared to do my Galloway-style one minute walk/one minute run thing, but surprisingly, I found that I could run out the whole thing.
This happened today, and I did wind up walking a minute or so trying to figure out how to ease up the pain, but finally I just sucked it up and ran. As always, the pain disappeared about mile 2, and then I surprised myself by holding what is (for me) a decent pace for the rest of the race.
I finished in 1:10, which is almost a PR for me. I felt good and wasn't all breathless like I usually am. Considering that I'm still pretty heavy and just getting back to my training, it's another encouraging experience. My hams are paying the price for my adventure, though.
Afterwards, Baboo and I joined some family for the 5k walk, on which I did not PR. I was pretty impressed by my young nephew, though, who walked the whole thing and then a couple miles back to our relatives house, for a total of about 5 miles. Like I told him, he went further today than any of his classmates ever have, and statistically, ever will. I have to credit his mom, who takes him for walks often because she's a big believer in kids being fit.
(Oh, he's FOUR, by the way.)
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congrats on the 10k! very cool to see how far you have come since the beginning; you've definitely made tons of progress and will continue to do so! also cool about your nephew and kudos to his mom for putting active-ness as a priority.
ReplyDeleteKudos to you and that fine nephew of yours!
ReplyDelete"rules are for suckers" - That cracked me up. :) Congrats on a good race! Hope the shirt looked like the cool poster.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the race.
ReplyDeleteAnother note on the strollers --> My recent 5k allowed strollers and this one man in particular was rocking it. He had one of those double strollers and beat me! Incredible.
Great race and good time.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the 10K, doesn't it feel great to look back and see how far you've come?!? :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you. I don't run because my knee always acts up. It never bothers me unless I try to run. Also, I hate running. I like exercising, but I hate running.
ReplyDeleteYay for almost-PRs and yay for you nephew! I have dragged my daughter around fun run/walks since she was quite young & it hasn't done her any harm (you just have to ignore the whining at first).
ReplyDeleteGreat job. Really cool about your nephew too.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your run...I know your "hams" don't think so, but still great job.
ReplyDeleteWhen my daughter was 4 I took her out and we rode 10 miles on bikes and when we got back she said she didn't want to ride her bike tomorrow.
I guess 10 miles was a little too far ;-)
Great going - I know how hard it is to get back into it after a break!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you on the 10k and your nephew on his 5k. Quite a successful day for all!
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