Today I completed the 10k race. I've never done any race of any sort since my sophmore year in highschool at indoor track. and that may have been 200 meters. So this was quite a feat for me. I started training 4 months ago and I vividly remember my first night of training I tried to run the 1.2 mile loop around my neighborhood and I think I made it half way and I had to walk...I was so convinced I would NEVER run the 10k. But I kept training. The next night I was able to run the whole 1.2 mile loop. And today I ran 6.2 miles without stopping to walk. Around mile 4-5 I was running probably slower than I could walk...but I never walked. That was my only goal. Maybe next year I can focus on speed. we will see.
The experience was crazy. 40,000 people sign up for this race. I ran past a guy with a wooden doll house on sticks 4 feet above his head (and he was running) lots of dressed up people, lots of people in black and gold (GO VCU!) Bands at every block on the course which really helped keep you moving.
Here are some pictures
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