My 1st 10k

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....