08.02.08

My first 10k!

Posted in Run at 6:00 pm by renaemd · Digg! this story.

I’m so excited that I finished my first 10k this weekend! My friends and I raised over $4,500 to fight cancers below the waist and participated in Uncover the Cure’s Underwear Affair in Los Angeles.

This is a picture of me after the race and the whole event (I’m on the left)

I am very proud of our little team of 5 people! Go “Save the VJJs!”

What the race was like for me: First things first, it was REALLY hot, and we were there in the sun before it started, which was not fun as it sucked the energy right out of us. But Malia and I started out with a nice pattern of run/walk/run/walk and made it through. She is a real runner, but was very patient with me for my first go.  My back was okay until mile 4.5 and then something went ‘pop’ and it really, really hurt, so I didn’t do much running/jogging after that. But I took the drugs that the doctor gave me and I’m feeling a-ok today. I also didn’t get enough food directly after and I ended up getting really loopy, which worked out okay as we were heading to a party.

I’m feeling much better about the upcoming 1/2 marathon that I’m doing at the end of this month. If I keep up the pace that I had for this race, I’ll finish under the allotted time (participants must maintain a 16 min/mile). This race helped me to know that I can do it.

Nike+ note –> it was off by .5 miles - will need to re-calibrate on a longer stretch of asphalt.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/02/2008
• Time: 18:00:00
• Total Time: 1:34:00.00
• Calories: 1024
• Distance: 6.2 miles
• Average Pace: 15:09.09/mile

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