Jingle Bell Fun Run

I ran the 10km version of the JB Run today. It was not a very good run...time-wise...but a very good run learning-my-body-wise. There weren't as many people as I thought there would be out today and I only registered this morning at the event. At around the 6km mark, I was wishing I had gone to my Sunday swim instead, but we will get to that...let's start at the beginning.

Had an amazing sleep. Like a friggin ROCK to 8:30am...how many times does this happen? Never!! I woke up and it was light out and I freaked out thinking I had missed the run!! And my kids weren't even up yet...wtf?? They were up at 6:30am yesterday...that would be SATURDAY morning...argh!! Speaking of Saturday, here was my nutrition plan before the 10km run today (possibly had something to do with how I ran..? You tell me.) We had tickets to the movie "A Christmas Carol" that Mackenzie Financial sent us. The movie was at 10 in the morning. I had coffee, popcorn and an ice tea for breakies. Then I did not eat aaaaallll day until the hockey game (Matthew's team lost 7-1 vs a team of girls...he was in goal and stopped about 50 shots...these little girls could play hockey!!! They schooled our boys!! secretly I loved it...) where Luke and I shared rink fries and a hot dog....then I had my 95 year old grandmother over for supper and we ordered Chinese Food...hmmmmm....no wonder my legs and body said "gimme a break!" at the run today!! I REALLY have to get a handle on my nutrition....I am pretty good during the week as we are on a schedule and I plan the week's meals but we tend to fall apart on the weekends. AND I need to get better organized around activities etc with packing snacks and water so we are not living on rink food....and we wonder why there is a problem with weight in this country....just come to a hockey rink and see for your self what the parents are eating and what they are putting in their kids' bellies...YAK!!

Back to the run. I felt really good before the run. Did some warm up stuff and chatted with a few people I knew...was fun! This was not a timed event so I did take my Garmin just to keep me honest.

My goal was to see how far I could hold 5:00 per kms.

I wasn't really concerned with the finish time because I knew I was going to blow up somewhere...but hopefully well after the 5km mark...and hopefully closer to the 10km mark...well, gang, I lasted 7km!!!! This is some sort of miracle for me!!! I glanced at Gary Garmin around the 4km mark and he yelled at me "Average pace 4:55 min per km!!!" Holy crap...and I was feeling pretty good..not great, but pretty good. Then right after the 5km turn around, we had to run back up this steady climb and I was holding it, holding it and took a very quick walk break, and after that climb...my legs fell off my body. At least that was what it felt like!!! Then the last 3km were a walk/run/walk...more walking...a little running...waving at people...walking yet some more...trying to get my guts to settle down...jogging into the finish. I had stopped my watch at around the 7km mark so I don't know what my finish time was and it doesn't really matter...next time I am going to try for 8km!!!