So on Saturday I ran my first 10k It was 6.34miles. And not only was it 6.34 miles it was 6.34 miles of HILLS!!!! It was so much harder than I thought. My goal was to finish it in under an hour and my finish time was 59:38. I reached my goal, but it was a struggle from mile 4 on.
I started too fast and was beat after the first 4 miles. I'm a solid 9.5-10 minute mile runner, but i did my first mile in 8:20 and first 2 miles in 17 min. Then we finished 4 miles in 36 min. So the last couple miles were pretty hard!!
I ran with my friend Michelle, and she literally talked me through the entire last mile! She's been an endurance athlete her entire life, so she did great! I plan on running it again next year and hopefully enjoying it more.
I plan on doing a 1/2 marathon in October, one without so many hills! But overall I'm pleased that I finished and in the time I wanted.
Andrew and the kids were waiting for me at the end! I just wanted to share with you! Love you all, hope everyone is good!
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You are so inspiring Meredith! I'm totally impressed. Thanks for sharing! Rich and I are so laughable at the moment. We were just at Costco trying to unload the boxes from the bottom of the cart, which technically shouldn't be a big deal, but it was quite the ordeal. We nearly had to come home empty handed and tell the kids sorry about not getting OtterPops because we couldn't lift them into the car. LOL! Between my back and Rich's gimpy arm, we are quite the couple! Running 6.34 miles would kill me. Literally. So hats off to you.
Love your buns!
Amy
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