We woke up at 4:30AM to catch a train into Manhattan. (My parents rode in with me, and my sister, her boyfriend, and M came in a litttle bit later.) By the time we got to registration it was about 6:30, and I was running solely on adrenaline. Who would have thought I could function that well without coffee?
We were instructed to go to our corrals around 7:30, and I was in the 3,000 - 3,999 group. There were 7,999 people registered and all women!
The race went really well overall. I paced much faster than I thought I would and even finished with a time much faster than my goal. My knee and hip started to give out at the half-way point, but I listened to my body and walked for a while.
I finished the race strong and was so grateful to have my family and M at the finish. Knowing that I would get to see them all at the end kept me going. I am so proud of myself for running this race, and I will definitely be running this again next year. And congratulations to all my blogging friends who ran on Saturday too!
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| Stretching before the run |
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| Sprinting to the finish (great picture thanks to Ali) |
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| M & I after the race |
17 comments:
Congrats on finishing your first 10k! That's awesome!
Way to go! That's great that your family was able to be there to support you!
Ooh my gosh, what a GREAT sprinting photo!
Congrats again on your first 10k, I'm so proud of you. I ran my first 10k last year and I've been addicted to running ever since :)
congratulations! i ran a 10k this past weekend too and didn't look nearly as great as you did after i was done!
GREAT job!!!! Love the picture as well!
Congrats!!! So funny you were right behind me at the start. I totally had a mini meltdown before the race started- I thought I was going to be sick. The humidity was rough!
Yay!! Congrats! That is such an accomplishment :) I wish I was athletic...hahah! I'm with you on NYC being the best- I'll be living there next summer! I just can't wait :)
AHh it must have felt amazing!! Congrats!!
Congratulations! I would love to run a 10k through nyc! If you ever travel to VA, the Monument Avenue 10k in March is quickly becoming one of the most crowded, friendlist 10ks in the country! It's a great time!
Congrats thats so great!!
Congratulations!! Awesome job! I love the 10k distance - one of my favorite races to run!
Wow great job!!
Congrats!!
Congratulations! What an accomplishment. I cannot even believe the # of people racing.
Congratulations!!! I have such respect and admiration for anyone who can run a 10K!!
WAY TO GO!!
Congrats on such a fantastic race! Maybe I should look into running this next year. I ♥ NYC! :)
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