From early this morning: "Today is my 10th race since I started running. BUT...it's my FIRST race in the RAIN! Ugh! This is hard. I want to stay home, I admit it. 10K in the rain is just not sounding fun right now. But I'm tough, and I'll do it anyway. I already know it's not going to be pretty. I even thought about switching to 5K, but nah...if I'm going to do it, I might as well go for it and just get soaked!"
And here is my post after the race: "I actually got a PR today at my 10K! Lots of hills at the beginning, but nice and flat for the second half. The rain didn't even bother me. My time is 1:01.52ish, but Hoquiam says 1:00.15. So actual time is somewhere in between, but hey, better than my old PR of 1:05.30, so yay!"
Not everyday is one of success, but today it was, and it feels good to know that sticking with it has more results than just weightloss. It may or may not be important that I was the second to the last one to finish. Our local 10Ks generally only attract those who run competitively, unlike bigger cities that draw a larger crowd and a variety of times. If I had to guess, I'd say there were about 15 of us in the 10K. The rest ran the 5K or the 2mi. I still don't think my time is that bad--my average was 9.51 per mile! Putting this into perspective: in March, I ran my first 6 mile run in about 1:17. I really believe that quote at the top of the page--I'm racing myself. Sometimes I win with a PR, and sometimes I don't.
I saw this picture today, and I felt like it clearly sums up my experience so far with running:
So next Sunday, another 10K. Wish me luck!
J
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