I mentioned a few weeks ago that my dad had talked to me into running a 10k race when I was home in Washington. I started working out a lot more faithfully at the gym and felt like I could do alright. Well, I was in for a rude awakening when I got up here last week and went on a run with my dad. I quickly realized that working out in a gym is NOT equal to running outside. I was huffing and puffing within a mile! Oops. But I still decided to do the race and just lowered my expectations for myself. I am happy to report that I did finish and even did better than I thought I would! It was a very hilly course in Tacoma but also beautiful at the same time. I ran around a park that I did cross country races at in high school and down near some homes that have been in movies and had beautiful views of the water. I really enjoy racing for fun rather than the high stress racing that I did in high school. I am going to have to wait for the hot summer months to end in Arizona and then sign up for a few more races! My brother Kory (the brother that just got off his mission a few days previous) held his own and beat my dad on Saturday. They both got first place in their age divisions!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Tacoma 10k Race
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Congrats on the race!! I want to do some local races... maybe if I get motivated to get in shape, we could run a few together!
Way to go Lachelle...that is a huge accomplishment! Go get yourself a Krispy Kreme :) Beck (my sister) ran the 1/2 marathon in that race...16 weeks pregnant...I have to get back on the wagon fast after this baby :)
Great job - that was enough running for me too. Thanks for doing all the hard work for me. :) And good thing you ran it in Washington - I'm pretty sure you'd die here in AZ. I am jealous that you went home and I am not going for a while now. Let me know when you get home so we can get together with the kids. My girls are out of school in 2 weeks. YIKES!!
That's amazing that you finished! Seriously, I am thoroughly proud! I wouldn't have lasted 1/4 of a mile. I'm a weinie when it comes to running! You're amazing!
Hey, I just did a 10k 3 weeks ago and had a week and a half to train for it, it about killed me too. I hadn't run more than 3 miles pretty much since I did my half marathon last year. How did you do? I got about an hour but it wasn't chip timed so don't know my exact time. Good job.
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