Nov 8th, 2009 6:18pm

Well the results are in and I officially survived!  This morning in just over an hour and 10 minutes I crossed the finish line of my first 10k.

It was an interesting experience to say the least.  Definitely one of the harder things I've done in my life.  Not so much the distance but going from not being able to run a mile non-stop to running a full 10k in just a 2 months.  Fortunately I had some friends to help push me along.  Thanks to Jon and McCoy for giving me some wise words and a swift kick in the ass when I needed it.

I suppose its worth saying that I managed 5k without missing a beat - something I'm proud to say I trained up to.  The last 5k though was just determination and will - there was no way I was ready for this and my body really started to give out around the 9k mark.  I've spent the last 8hrs on the couch drinking kool-aid and coding trying not to move much.  Maybe if I do one of these again some day I'll be in better shape.  I definitely have enjoyed running in the morning but not sure how I feel about the racing right now :)

Well here is a link to my race and some pics I took this morning.  Thanks again to everyone for all their encouragement and kind words.