1 hour 18 minutes. That’s how long it took me to run 10km. But I ran all the way, which I’ve never done before. And I even had enough left in me to sprint the last 200m, even though the effort nearly killed me. It’s a good thing I didn’t collapse in an embarrassing heap at the finish line, and considering my “training” consisted of 20-minute jogs twice a week, I’m actually pretty pleased.
I went there wanting to accomplish three things: 1) run all the way and finish strong; 2) consciously push myself to do 1); 3) better my last year’s 10km run/walk time. I did all three. Never mind that some people ran 21km faster than I did my 10km, now that I’ve shown myself it can be done, there’ll be plenty of time to work on clocking a more respectable finish in the future. I think I’m starting to enjoy this road-running business. If that’s even what you call it.
