finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A GOOD VERY GOOD RUN!!!

I entered in the Mogathon today...this is a great event...they have all sorts of distances and they stager the starts so everyone is finishing at the same time. Yeah...it still sucks getting passed by someone finishing up their 30km run in the last few kilometers...but this blog is about ME and my runs!!

I entered the 10km. It was hot. I don't usually do well in the heat. The course was so well supported with spray towers. I ran under all of them. My three main goals were: Do not stop running....ever. Do not look at your garmin...ever...this was supposed to be my get back to running run. I wore it b/c Coach Justin's advice was that this run would be a good measure of where I am and where we start from...again. Lastly, run by myself. And by that I mean, run for me. Don't get discouraged or even notice when you get passed or dropped or it starts to hurt. Its SUPPOSED to hurt!! A tri-guy who has given me lots of advice told me a few weeks ago that I have to learn to be okay with it hurting....for the short time that my legs are tired. Just KNOW that your legs will be tired for about an hour in a 10km. I want to learn this. I am not very good at it!!! For these shorter races, go to a happy place and just run. And I really tried it this time.

My finish time was not all that shit hot...no where near a personal best (surprisingly close to one....) but I can't expect that either given my running has been hit and miss all spring....but dang I felt good. I can't say that I have EVER just gone within myself and ran. Someone asked me if I saw the funny costumes at one of the aid stations....no...I did not even notice!!! I was HAPPY about this!!! I did not even notice the popsicles they were handing out!!! Yey!!!

Hello Running...I have missed you!! C'mon over here and give me a big hug!!!