Me running in a 10k?!
Last night I decided to run a 10k with my girlfriend Cathy and her brother. I really wasn't sure how it would go, considering the longest distance I have run in any recent recollection was just over 2 miles (I probabably ran longer when I played lacrosse, but that was like 5 years ago). Anyway, I started off slow and kept a decent pace (around 12 minute miles), but the point was to finish not to win. And finish I did, in 1:15. Not great, but not bad. The only times I walked was one giant hill called "Cardiac Hill" by the local cross country folks, where nobody was running and it was impossible to get around them, and another smaller, but steep hill due to a calf cramp. All in all, I had fun and will definitely be running a bit more in the future.