This is my longest distance and started out with a friend and we agreed to start at 10 min miles... first mile was at 9:30. I started having GI issues from the start. (remember no potty before the start!) So about mile 2.5 or so I NEED to go bad and asked some people who were out cheering us on if I could please use there bathroom! They were very kind and said yes. Told Jess I would find her...3 min later I get outside and back to the race! Feel so much better! Start picking up my pace to find Jess...there she is so try to push a little more to catch up to her only to realize not her! Used a bit too much to try to get to her so I backed off a little. hit mile 4 at 41:10 ugh I am already more then a min. off, remember technically I have a 3 min swing time so still feeling ok about my time, run with a guy who has never run more then a 5k! We hit mile 5 and I encourage him to keep going.We have already made it half way! See another pink shirt and try to catch up to her...not Jess. Used too much to get to her and started walking the water stations. Stomach is feeling a bit upset so just take in the water at the stations. As I was around mile 7 peeps at the top of a hill were cheering and I said thanks, this guy said it was better from where he was and I informed him this was more rewarding! The guy next to me said thanks I was just going to start walking! Hit me just what I was doing and "released my stride" as coach davey says felt really good and picked up the pace more. Hit mile 8 and a lady was walking and someone was taking her pic and she asked him not to and that she was done and couldn't do this anymore. I told her she was doing it and there was only 2 miles left! She thanked me for the encouragement and said she has been battling injuries for 2 yrs now and I gave her the push to keep going. Feeling really good now I pushed some more...too much! I wasn't prepared for the last 2 hills and they almost did me in...but with the saying Hale(Yuck) will not be passed on a hill I pushed with all I had left.

ummmm train! I was asked on Tuesday by a co worker to do the run with her. My mojo has been missing and I have not done a whole lot since Rockman.

grabbed a banana and an orange and headed to the beer tent. Talked to a few people.


just lack of training, I have never run this distance and I'm feeling it!


Overall I am pleased with my performance. Will be back with some training and see what I can do next year!