My First Race!
I did it!
Yesterday, I ran an entire 8km race without stopping once... in fact, I even ran the second lap faster than the first. My time was 48:11.35 ~ so now I've got an official time to work with and improve upon.
According to the official race results, I was in position 571 at the split (halfway) and overall I came in at 523. So somewhere in the second lap we overtook 48 people - some because we picked up the pace, and others because they walked for a bit.
What helped me the most was having Daniela by my side the entire time. The conversation (between breaths) passed the time and she was so encouraging. Dan also pushed me in the last km to run as fast as I could to the finish line ~ when there was about 300m left to go I felt like I couldn't breathe, but she kept telling me I could do it, and I did. It also felt good to overtake the 10-12 people we overtook in that last km. =)
Signing up for this race made a huge difference in my training and exercise regime, just as Daniela told me it would. Because I knew I had to be prepared for yesterday's race, at times when I felt like stopping mid-run, I kept going.
The next race I plan to participate in is a 6.7km race ~ Portsea Twilight 2007. It's just over 5 weeks away, giving me plenty of time to focus on a new goal - improved pace. The last 1.5km of this race is on sand (which is much more difficult to run on than pavement) which will add an additional challenge to the mix.
My husband James and my friend Devi will be joining me. We plan to head to Portsea in the morning and spend the day there prior to the race, which doesn't start til 6.30pm. Fish and chips for dinner after the race, of course! If you are interested in joining us, please get in touch with me.
I leave you with a couple of pre-race photos James took before I left home. It would have been a little difficult to race with my camera, and even more difficult to take pictures of myself whilst racing (I can multi-task, but not THAT well!) so these will have to do.
Yesterday, I ran an entire 8km race without stopping once... in fact, I even ran the second lap faster than the first. My time was 48:11.35 ~ so now I've got an official time to work with and improve upon.
According to the official race results, I was in position 571 at the split (halfway) and overall I came in at 523. So somewhere in the second lap we overtook 48 people - some because we picked up the pace, and others because they walked for a bit.
What helped me the most was having Daniela by my side the entire time. The conversation (between breaths) passed the time and she was so encouraging. Dan also pushed me in the last km to run as fast as I could to the finish line ~ when there was about 300m left to go I felt like I couldn't breathe, but she kept telling me I could do it, and I did. It also felt good to overtake the 10-12 people we overtook in that last km. =)
Signing up for this race made a huge difference in my training and exercise regime, just as Daniela told me it would. Because I knew I had to be prepared for yesterday's race, at times when I felt like stopping mid-run, I kept going.
The next race I plan to participate in is a 6.7km race ~ Portsea Twilight 2007. It's just over 5 weeks away, giving me plenty of time to focus on a new goal - improved pace. The last 1.5km of this race is on sand (which is much more difficult to run on than pavement) which will add an additional challenge to the mix.
My husband James and my friend Devi will be joining me. We plan to head to Portsea in the morning and spend the day there prior to the race, which doesn't start til 6.30pm. Fish and chips for dinner after the race, of course! If you are interested in joining us, please get in touch with me.
I leave you with a couple of pre-race photos James took before I left home. It would have been a little difficult to race with my camera, and even more difficult to take pictures of myself whilst racing (I can multi-task, but not THAT well!) so these will have to do.
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2 comments:
ahhh.. i didn't realise there was sand involved...
Congratumalations!! Inspiring..
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