Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler - April 7, 2013
Well, after being "off" for months, it's time to get back on the horse (aka road)!! I signed up for the lottery to this race long before my stress fracture and nagging hip injury!! So after being good and not running per doctors orders, and completing my physical therapy, I'm cleared to run again. Most likely my doc and physical therapist are not thinking "Hey, go run a 10 miler right away", but it is what it is! I've decided to tackle the 10 miles instead of switching to the 5K. I just like distance running (well, maybe I do)!! At least I was going with friends, so I wasn't going alone :)
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| Met up with some RFRC friends at the Expo! |
I decided to get a hotel room since this was an early morning DC race! As an added bonus, Rose came up from NC to run with me, and we were able to go to the RFRC Pre-race dinner meet up! So much fun meeting up with others that I had only met through the online group, and great seeing those I had met at MCM back in October!
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| RFRC Dinner Meet Up |
Race morning was cold, really, really COLD!! And the wind just made it even worse! This is a Spring race, right? The Cherry Blossoms were barely out for the race this year. Even they were too cold!! So we hunkered down and waited until it was time to head to the Start Line!
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| Crystal and Rose shivering! |
My goal for this race - just FINISH ! And I did just that! I actually ran the whole 10 miles after being off for months, and only getting a couple short runs in beforehand. Crystal stayed with me the whole race, which is probably the only reason I didn't stop. I finished in 1:43:11 (10:19 pace). Definitely helped me regain some confidence that I could handle long distance running again!
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| Some of the RFRC Group after the race! |
This was a nice race around the DC monuments! I definitely enjoyed the scenery! Just hope that if I do this race again, it's a little warmer :)
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