Saturday, June 11, 2011

NYRR Mini 10K

Hello my loves!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!!

Guess what I did today? I RAN MY FIRST 10K!!!!!!!!!! I participated in NYRR’s Mini 10

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I started to prep for my race last night, and when I say prepping; I mean bothering Nik to make me a playlist (his music library is BANANAS!)

It only seemed right to kick off Mile 1 with “Run the World Girls” by Beyonce!!!!!

Mini10K Playlist

The Weather Gods were looking down on us and kept it nice and cool…granted the humidity was 96% but hey at least it wasn’t 96 degrees!

Nik came with me (thanks babes!!!!!) and caught some great pictures of the race…

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do you spy mari?????

The first mile of the race was slow and steady, I kept reading in various Runner’s World Magazine that you should run your first mile about 2 minutes slower than the pace you wanted to finish with, so I tried to pace myself so I wouldn’t burn out…10:56 Pace

Mile 2: I gained some speed (10:03), I really loved that we started the race on the Streets of NY!

I snapped this picture while I was running =)

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I don’t know what hit me but when Mile 3 rolled around, I was on a runners high and flew (must have been my sf redbull haha)…fastest split: 9:52

I guess I used all my energy for mile 3 because 4 was a tad slower and I had to start taking some walking breaks, especially on the hills…10:59

I gained some speed again by Mile 5 and I think it might have had something to do with this little dog cheering for us on the sideline! 10:15

Before I knew it, we were already on our 6th mile and I felt pretty good…and I felt even better when I saw Nik cheering me on! 10:23

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And just like that, I completed my first 10K

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I was a sweaty mess!)

And I received my first race medal!!!! I was never involved in sports as a kid so this was HUGE for me!

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Here is my official time:

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I really felt great during my race but after…not so much. I am not sure if it’s because of dehydration but I have been having the worse stomach cramps all day. I have been laying on my couch ever since I got home and took a shower…I hope this feeling goes bye bye.

Overall, I feel really great and I am proud of my accomplishments.

Namaste…

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