Eat Run Sleep Live: B.A.A 10K RECAP.

Hello World

I am reporting a day after my 10k with achy feet and a happy heart.Yesterday I ran the Boston Athletic Association 10K and boy was it an event.

So I already had a bizarre running week the past Sunday I ran a 5 miler in under an hour and was feeling amazing, totally ready to kick ass at the 10k the following Sunday but unfortunately that was the highlight of the week..Monday i didn't run at all, I'm thinking it was raining hard or i was stiff i don't remember. Tuesday i did a half assed 1.7 mile run with 4 speed repeats. the speeding was good it was raining and i was miserable but i end up cutting the last 1 mile cool down off craving my dry home. Wednesday i did laundry, my knee was really bothering me from tuesday's wet run and i tried to de-stress myself with reading.Thursday i did manage to push out 2 miles but im thinkning it was a walk run because i was still nursing my knee. Friday i felt great and anxiety free and ready to bring on the 10K again 5 hours of sleep.

(Can you spot my name?...its on the BAA banner)

Race Day :

Woke up 5 AM with a goal of leaving for Boston by 6am and arriving for boston around 7 (the race starts at 8am) But after eating and getting ready I didn't leave the house until....6:37!

Once I got to Boston I immediately jumped into the port-a-potty line ...it was long ,very long. It took almost 20 mins to use it and as I was waiting the announcements were going off ,which freaked my out, I was afraid I want going to be able to reach the starting line in time. I was also sweating since the forecast was for a high of 90 degrees with 90% humidity. So while in line waiting to use the port-a-potty I did a "soccer change " and removed my t-shirt and ran in just my sports bra and jacket.

I seated my self at the last corral because I needed some time to walk out some nerves and to get my mental game in check. So the first 2.8 miles went pretty amazing for me I had my pace on check to finish in about 1:15 as I did in my last training run .

That is until I turned the corner and was faced with a H-I-L-L. I was not prepared for this at all. Im my race packet the elevation chart was pretty flat. So I took a deep breath and chugged along. I was doing okay up until 3/4 when my legs felt like lead and I couldn't help but walk. So I walked up to the top of the hill and was rewarded with a water station. Thank GOD . It was soo hot and I was soo thirsty I drank 4 cups, 2 with gatorade and 2 with water. Luckily it was down hill now so I began running again and I was doing okay but my mental game was really shot . It was soo hot and once again I was getting thirsty.

I was ready to quit when around the 5 mile marker I meet a wonderful lady, who saw I was struggling and offered to finished the race with me. She was amazing, she kept a light convo with me and distracted me from the heat. We even did some run walk intervals together. She really got me through that last mile and then I heard my mom scream my name and saw my sister holding up a sign and that was the much needed motivation I needed to finish . I was so excited to see the finish line that I jumped up and slapped the time clock and high fives about 7 volunteers.

So to sum it up great race experience , this was my first big race and now I know what to expect.

Course review: Fun yet challenging. I would run this race again.
Course time: 1:27:44