Oktoberfest 2010

I ran my first 10K on Saturday, and got 2nd place in my age group!  It was called Oktoberfest, and put on by a local running store called Fleet Feet.   It started at 8 in the morning, and was freezing cold!  It wasn't until mile 3 that I finally got feeling back in my hands.  I was debating all week whether to run it or not, I didn't get to train much because I got sick on Tuesday and was in bed all day!! Even Friday night, I was not sure if I wanted to run it or not, I had never ran more than 5 miles, and a 10K is 6.4 miles.  Anyway, Nash woke me up at 6:15 Saturday morning and I just kept debating, and decided it was something I really wanted to tackle!  I had the goal to run the race in under an hour!  My final time was 51:41.  Way faster than I had expected!  I was excited that I ran the entire time, and actually had a decent pace throughout!  At mile 5 I was feeling quite tired, but just kept going.  I don't love long distances, I would definitely do a 10K again, but I am not sure I would really enjoy a half marathon, that seems so long! We will see.  This was my third race ever, and I want to do more!!  Maybe the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving...anyone want to join me?