I've moved the links around a bit - I put the links to the races and the results over on the right navigation panel and I've just put the results on the top here. I also moved the "Start Your Diet" link over there.
I finished my 2nd 8K! It was hilly, which was a big shocker for a run at a place called "Bunker Hills". OK, I was expecting some ups and downs, but it was still the first time I'd really run a course like that since I was in Jr High. The steeper and yet shorter distance hills weren't so bad really, but right at the end they had a long distance, low grade slope hill that was just plain evil. All in all it was a BEAUTIFUL day for running and the course was pretty, although very 'brown spring melty'. I suspect that would be a great place for some running when it comes to life a bit more. Thankfully, it isn't too far from where I live either. I could bike there, run the course, and bike back.
Amanda came again this time and Paul, one of my IFs came! Paul is an experienced runner, although he is coming off of an injury. He was kind enough to agree to pace me for a 10 minute mile average so I could see if I could actually do it. I was TIRED by the 3 mile mark, not to mention depressed because I had thought that we passed the 3 mile distance quite some time ago! LOL! Paul was doing awesome keeping me going (Even if some of it was just me not wanting to stop and walk in front of him!) and I ended up finishing at about 50:15 which, considering we were at the back of the pack for starting and maybe lost 15 seconds just getting to the starting point, I'm pretty happy with that! I swear though, I was trying to figure out ways that I could walk without losing face. Part of me wanted to step just right in one of the not-quite-melted snow patches along the run so I could pretend to fall and twist my ankle and get some walking time in! I'm happy to say that I didn't actually DO that. I was beyond feeling like I had any more to give so I'm pretty confident that I did my best on that run.
I'd like to say that now I can keep training to beat that score, however the way the surro things are ramping up, I'll probably be on hold for awhile now with too much more running. That's OK. I can pick it up again next spring with a renewed effort to beat all my 2008 times!
Amanda did really awesome too! She took about 6 minutes off her run time at this race!! I was totally impressed with how great she did. YAY Amanda! She's gonna have all this year to train so I'm pretty sure I'll have to catch up with her next year.
Gavin wussed out on me for the 1 mile run. I think he was intimidated really. I'd have pushed him to go more, but I didn't have childcare lined up yet and it was really much easier to just have an adult run day. My pregnancy wouldn't mean that he and even Jessie couldn't run so there will be lots more opportunities for the kids.
After the race I got to spend some fun time with Paul and then I went home to change and give the kids a hug before running off to my friend's house for another girl's night. I think between last night and today with the kids (we made cookies and I made them turkey breakfast sausages with cut up pears for breakfast) I've really managed to make up way over 100% of the calories I burned on the run. At least I made the cookies with whole wheat flour, carob chips instead of chocolate, organic dehydrated cane juice instead of brown sugar, and organic butter. I got surprisingly few cookies out of the dough, but I think that had something to do with the three kids standing on chairs at the counter eating the dough from the bowl faster than I could put it on cookie sheets.
I was hoping to get out for a bike ride today but it has been raining raining raining all day long. At least it is warm enough to rain and not snow!! Maybe I'll get out in the rain anyway. I need to work off the cookie and turkey sausages calories!!
