My 10K race:

I am so proud to say that I ROCKED THE 10K RACE! I ran faster than I ever thought I would! I finished in 53min, 36sec! I RAN 6.2 MILES IN 53 minutes, thats almost 8 1/2 minutes per mile! I would have been happy to run 10 minutes per mile and boy oh boy did I under estimate myself! I mean... I've been training for 6-7 weeks now, so I guess I worked up to it. I'm just really happy with my time.

I started out strong and I continued that way, I killed the hills, glided on the down-hill, and finished strong and fast. Every time I saw a mile marker and the pace I was running I got the chills, it was just an overwhelming experience! I LOVE running, and I definitely love racing! Also, it was so nice to see my long-time friend there. He woke up so early to be there for me-- at 8:30am on a Sunday morning-- that was really sweet!

It's just been an all around great day, I'm happy with my race time, I'm happy that my friend was there to support me, I'm happy that we got to have breakfast together after, I'm happy that I spoiled myself with a pedicure and extra massage this afternoon, and I'm happy that I'm home now eating sushi and resting my legs. I'm going to conk out pretty soon, I'm exhausted!

Cheers to one successful race completed 

and four more to go! 

I want to get better and better!

Waiting in line to start.

 nearing the finish, I was so fast I was like a blur! haha

 DONE!!

 my darling!

I ran this same race three years ago and I did so much worse!