Reflection on My 10k

I finished my 10k and I am not dead! This is good news since I was concerned that I might not have been up to it physically nor mentally when it came to the daunting hills in Austin. The route was entertaining . . . the little that I could remember. Honestly, the whole time I was thinking, "Damn, when is the Sea of Red Shirts going to spread out." That never did happen. It was a cluster f*ck of people running side by side. There were over 10,000 runners I heard but who knows.

I was disappointed with my performance only because I hold high standards for myself. I could take into account my crappy new shoes that still need to be broken into. There was also the fact that I had two nasty blisters on both sides of my feet that were causing me much anguish and pain. There was also the collective heat and humidity that I was experiencing from running in a pack of people for over an hour. That coupled with what seemed a short staff of volunteers that were overwhelmed at the water stations making it hard for the runners to hydrate themselves.

At the end of the day I was proud of myself. I was proud and impressed with Marco's time of 55 minutes. One thing is for sure . . . I am looking forward to shattering the time from this 10k in the near future. I will continue to train and I hope that I fulfill my goal of finishing a marathon. In the mean time though, check out the pictures from the race on my Flickr page.