My First 10K!!!

Distance: 6.2 miles
Start time: 8:00 am
Run Duration: 66 minutes (unofficial time - from my watch)
Average Pace: 10.6 minutes/mile
Temperature: 50 degrees
Humidity: 42%
Location: Uptown Park, Houston, TX

See all those exclamation points in the title? I felt them running over the finish line! This was the first event I've entered that I felt real joy running through the final push. This was my longest run - ever. I've run 6 miles, I've never run 6.2 miles. This was my longest race - ever, and I ran the entire way. I also got a little kick at the end. I didn't curse at myself once. (For anyone who knows me and the way I think, the way I run, this is a BIG DEAL.)

I've been following my training schedule. I've been eating right. I've been sleeping (better).

I'm a happy Thanksgiving Runner Girl today.

Today I lift up my gratitude for the friendship of Ken who is always positive, who is always there with encouragement and a smile. He was at the starting line (yet again) today and I really believe that he really believed that I could do this run. Thanks to and for Ken.