LOVE Your BODY 10K

About a Month ago, My Friend asked Me if I wanted to do a 10K with Her. She's always asking Me to Run Races of Insane Distances with Her, and I Always turn Her Down. But not this Time. THIS time I was Like, "Self, Why Not? You've Been Running all Summer and You Won't Feel Like Doing it After You Slack all Winter. Why Not NOW?! It's Now or Never- Just Do it for Pete's Sake!"
So, I Got up the Next Day, and Ran My Usual 3.5 Miles, plus Two More Miles (total of 5.5 miles) and I Felt Great! I Called Her Up, and Said I'd Give it a Whirl. We'd Run on Our Own during the Week, but Saturday Mornings, We'd Meet and Run our Little Hearts Out. I've Run Places and Distances and Hills that I Didn't Think I Could. I've Got Awesome Calluses in New Places, Black and Blue Toe Nails, and I've Started to Crush on Running. It's Become so Exciting for Me!

Yesterday was Our 10K.

It was Rainy, and Chilly and Full of Hills!

But

I DID IT!

[Brace Yourself for Onslaught of Pics]

{FINISHER}

Time: 59:09.3

Ave Pace: 9:31

18th Out of 92 in My Age Group

I Got a Nose Bleed Right after We Started. That's Never Happened! Luckily, We Didn't Miss a Step, as My Running Friend had Tissue! Not to Mention, she Lugged around our Water, and our Energy Snackies, Bless Her!

Notice Two Things from the Pictures:

A) When You Breed You have a Built in Fan Club

and

B) Looks Like the Spouses Kept the Kids Busy Making Posters, While they all Froze and Waited!

Run a Freakin' 10K?

Check.