Ditto

Hahaha. First of all let me say that my endorphins didn't last nearly as long as T's did. I kind of crashed and hit the wall pretty soon after finishing the race. BUT, I'm pretty happy with my results, too.
Anyone who knows me knows that ever since like the first day of college I have been a complete nocturnal insomniac. I am SO not a morning person. I tried to go to bed early last night but couldn't fall asleep. I think my head finally hit the pillow around 1 am. Then I kept waking up because I was cold and my cat was bothering me, etc. So when my alarm went off at 5:30 this morning, I hit snooze for an entire hour before finally peeling myself out of bed at 6:30 not very well rested.

Regardless, I managed to make it up to Boulder in about 40 minutes. T and I had some time to ditch our cars, check-in, stretch, and get geared up for the race. My legs were still KILLING me from a pretty serious leg workout on Wednesday, when I did some killer squats, lunges, and weights. When the race started, I was really worried that my leg, thigh, and hip soreness was going to hold me back but the running helped to stretch out my muscles and it wasn't an issue again until the end when I could really feel it.

I was able to keep up with T for the first mile, and then I had to let her pass me. My goal was to run the entire way and to finish the race strong. I ended up having to power walk up the first hill so that I could maintain my pace for the remainder of the race. Considering that I have never been a runner and just recently started running (about 2 months ago) I am really happy that I was able to run for the majority of the race. I finished at 38:02 and T was nice enough to wait at the end to cheer me on! : )

So, I ran about a 12.26 minute mile, which equates to 4.9 mph. My goal now is to try to get my time to under 10 minutes, or to maintain about a 6 mph pace. I'm also working on getting to bed earlier, because I think a good night's sleep goes a long way toward successful athleticism.

I'm glad I did the race so that I had a chance to get up early, enjoy the drive to Boulder, stretch my legs, and get a grasp on where I'm at so that I can take my training to the next level. (Oh, and the chocolate chip pancakes at the end were definitely worth it!)