Well, I've done it. I've signed up for my first 10k. Eek!
A few weeks ago, I wrote this post. I was sad because I wasn't going to be able to run the 10k that I'd wanted to run. This past Sunday, though, I went on my first run in weeks. Tuesday I ran much longer than I'd expected. I looked at my times, and I evaluated how I felt, and last night I finally did it. I signed up for the Monument Avenue 10k.
I am terrified. I was close to doing a 10k last fall, but I never made it. Now, I'm planning on running a 10k in four and a half weeks, and I'm only currently running a 5k distance. Not only that, I had to choose which wave I could be in. I could be in a runner's wave and estimate that I'd finish in 66-70 minutes, or I could allow myself some leeway, enter a jogger's wave and estimate that I'd finish in 70-75 minutes. My current 5k time would estimate that I'd finish in 70-71 minutes, but my times last fall were a little faster. Guess which wave I entered. That's right, the runner's wave in 66-70 minutes. I may not be fast, but I am determined. Luckily, today's run had my average pace at 6:57 / km. If I can keep that up for a 10k, then I'll be fine.
All that said, Hans did say one thing to me today that made me smile. He said, "If I had told you that 9 months ago that you'd soon be running a 5k every other day, what would you have said?" Obviously I would have laughed and thought that was something I could only dream of. So, yeah. I'm pretty happy about that.
Woo hoo! I will hopefully see you out there :) Let me know if you ever need or want a running buddy. Brittany!
ReplyDeleteBrittany, I would love a running buddy some time. Let's see how this 10k goes first, though.
DeleteGood for you!
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