The First 10K

It's done, it's in the books and I accomplished my goal of not being last.

Pre-race view of the capital building, it was such a beautiful morning.

I lined up back in the 12min pace group with the 3 friends I was with, knowing that it was the last time I would see them until the finish :-) And then we were off.

It's so different running with a large group of people. Since I always run alone when training and have no one to challenge me, I find that I run much faster in race situations. I guess the my competitive spirit kicks in. I felt pretty good throughout the race, even on the hills, but don't worry, there was an 80 year old man running near me that kept me humble. The only time I got ahead of him was at one of the water stations and then he passed me at the end, about a quarter mile before the finish. He kicked my butt. I hope I can do that to some young thing when I'm 80......

The vegan with Ronald McDonald. Pretty random. At least it wasn't the Chik-Fil A cow......

All in all a great first 10K, finished in 1hr and 6min, which is much better than I expected. Thinking my next will be July 4th, the race is downtown, practically at my front door, how can I not run it????? But I do dread the heat.

So what will happen dear readers? Will I beat my time of first 10K? Will I find another random restaurant character to take my pic with? Will I run through sprinklers in people's yards to cool down and then fall down because my feet are wet? Stay tuned.......