This morning I ran my very 1st 10k and it was AWESOME!! Michelle and Josh did the 5k so I ran alone but that was ok. I started getting really nervous as the day was getting near, that big ole fear of failure lurking it's ugly head! It didn't matter how many people said "oh, you'll do fine" or how many times I tried to tell myself that all I have to do is put one foot in front of the other and worse case I knew I could walk 6.2 miles.... but I have these standards I set for myself, I expect to RUN the entire race, no walking allowed unless I'm injured (heaven forbid), I also expect to finish the race and NOT be the last one to cross the finish line, and lastly if I can beat my last time then I consider it a success. Since this was my 1st 10k there was no time to beat but based on my last 5k time of 35:16 (35min 16 sec) I wanted to finish in 1:10 (1hr 10 min). Todays race was at Knott's Berry Farm. The race started a few min late but I had my watch on and started the timer as I crossed the start line.... at the halfway point my time was 35:28 so I was happy with the first split and felt strong... head out for the rest of the course and pass 2 water stations but still felt good and figured I didn't want to mess up my groove and could make it the rest of the way.... the last mile my hamstrings started getting a little tight but still felt good....I knew the kids would be at the finish line this time so I was excited to see them and when I came around the corner onto home stretch I could see them all cheering for me and it was AWESOME!! My time- 1:10!!! All in all I think it was a great experience and couldn't have gone better. I wouldn't change a thing! I am so proud of myself for following thru and doing it. Now I need to cross that off of my New years goals! Yay!!
The rest of the day we spent at Knott's riding rides and having fun and now I'm exhausted so I am going to crawl into bed now....
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
live and learn...
They say running clears the mind and I hear that people solve problems while running... I learn more and more about myself when I run and it seems the longer I run the more I learn.
Yesterday Makenna and I went over to the bike trail for our long run. And about 2.5 miles in we were both starting to get tired, more her than me but I figured she was on her bike so she would be fine... At the turn around point we stopped for a quick drink and headed back. She did great for about another mile and then started complaining that her legs and butt were "killing her"... I kept reminding her that Pinkberry was waiting for her at the finish...that only worked for so long and at around mile 4 she was done! She got off her bike and said "that's it, I can't go anymore" so I ended up walking her bike back the last mile with her walking s-l-o-w-l-y behind me. All the while I realized a few things about myself, first is that I get bored way too easily and anything over 4 miles is just tedious and extremely boring!!! I have no idea why I felt like I needed to become a long distance runner, it's probably that whole "all or nothing" attitude I have where I can't just "dabble" in something, I gotta go gung-ho and all out! Well, now that I've gotten back into cycling and have been reminded how much I absolutely LOVE riding, the running just doesn't have the same appeal. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy running and the benefits of what it has done for me. And I have every intention of continuing to do my 3 days a week running and my monthly 5k because those are FUN, but I just don't have the desire to go out and run 5, 6, or 7 miles... I will do the 10k that I've committed to on the 15th because I have those 'goals' that I set at the beginning of the year and I would really like to accomplish as many of them as possible... I may just need to re-think the plan of attack. For example, I will need to run a minimum of 10 miles a week in order to make the 500 mile mark I want to hit by the end of the year and was counting on the longer miles to help get me there, but since that wont be happening I think instead of just running the 3 days a week I've been doing I will make an attempt at running every other day so that on some weeks I will have 4 days of running and that will help get some mileage in.
This morning I took the new wheels out for their initiation spin- 22 miles and another awesome ride! The seat is a bit harder than my old one so by the end of the ride the sit bones were screaming but that's good because I think with each ride they will get a little tougher and eventually the longer rides wont be as painful. I love the new bike and it rode like a dream. I was afraid that the breaks, gears and handlebars would be hard to get used to but it wasn't too bad and I think I'm going to get many, many wonderful miles of riding from this bike. I will post a picture soon.
Yesterday Makenna and I went over to the bike trail for our long run. And about 2.5 miles in we were both starting to get tired, more her than me but I figured she was on her bike so she would be fine... At the turn around point we stopped for a quick drink and headed back. She did great for about another mile and then started complaining that her legs and butt were "killing her"... I kept reminding her that Pinkberry was waiting for her at the finish...that only worked for so long and at around mile 4 she was done! She got off her bike and said "that's it, I can't go anymore" so I ended up walking her bike back the last mile with her walking s-l-o-w-l-y behind me. All the while I realized a few things about myself, first is that I get bored way too easily and anything over 4 miles is just tedious and extremely boring!!! I have no idea why I felt like I needed to become a long distance runner, it's probably that whole "all or nothing" attitude I have where I can't just "dabble" in something, I gotta go gung-ho and all out! Well, now that I've gotten back into cycling and have been reminded how much I absolutely LOVE riding, the running just doesn't have the same appeal. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy running and the benefits of what it has done for me. And I have every intention of continuing to do my 3 days a week running and my monthly 5k because those are FUN, but I just don't have the desire to go out and run 5, 6, or 7 miles... I will do the 10k that I've committed to on the 15th because I have those 'goals' that I set at the beginning of the year and I would really like to accomplish as many of them as possible... I may just need to re-think the plan of attack. For example, I will need to run a minimum of 10 miles a week in order to make the 500 mile mark I want to hit by the end of the year and was counting on the longer miles to help get me there, but since that wont be happening I think instead of just running the 3 days a week I've been doing I will make an attempt at running every other day so that on some weeks I will have 4 days of running and that will help get some mileage in.
This morning I took the new wheels out for their initiation spin- 22 miles and another awesome ride! The seat is a bit harder than my old one so by the end of the ride the sit bones were screaming but that's good because I think with each ride they will get a little tougher and eventually the longer rides wont be as painful. I love the new bike and it rode like a dream. I was afraid that the breaks, gears and handlebars would be hard to get used to but it wasn't too bad and I think I'm going to get many, many wonderful miles of riding from this bike. I will post a picture soon.
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