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Zoo Run Run was Fun Fun Fun!!

My first race of the year has officially come and gone and I had a blast. It brought back all of the adrenaline and emotions that keep me addicted to running! Most of you know that I had planned to run the 5K since it was my first race after having my precious little Katy. But as I lay in bed on Friday night I began contemplating if this was a worthy challenge. After some deliberation I made the decision to up the mileage and forego the 5K to run the 10K instead. As I drove to the Zoo Saturday morning, so many things started running through my mind. "Am I really prepared to run 6 miles?", "Is the mexican food I ate last night going to come back up during the race?" and most importantly, "Is the smell of the animals POO going to be a distraction?". When I arrived the 10K was just beginning, so I got a bit of a late start, but quickly caught up to the walkers of the group. The answer to my question about the animal POO was quickly answered with a resounding YES!!! Boy, I love the zoo but animals are SSSTINKY! Aye chihuhua!! The first mile of the run was thru the zoo grounds, which was pretty cool after I got over the initial shock of the terrible smell of the animals. The remainder of the race was around the TCU area and was a beautiful course matched with equally perfect weather. Before I knew it, I was at mile marker 4 and had not even begun to feel tired! Yea...I was going to make it back in one piece. About mile 5, I started hurting and cramping a little,but, I pressed through the pain to complete the race in 1 hour and 8 minutes. Definintely not my best time for a 10K, but I was still so grateful to have finished it without seeing my meal from the night before again(for those of you who don't know, I can get a weak stomach when I am running long distances).

So, my first race is behind me, and now I am eager to sign up for another one. I'll keep you posted on what is next. In the mean time, I am going to take a long Sunday afternoon nap. It has been a long weekend!

Comments

mcgintys said…
YEAH! You did it! I am so impressed....6 miles! You go girl! I could not even make 1 mile. You are a motivator for sure! I am very proud of you! Keep up the awesome work. I am sure you are going to be a skinny little thing next time I see you! Love you!!!!!
April 20, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Amelia said…
Good job Jamie!! That's hard stuff! I'm proud of you too!! Congrats girl...enjoy your long nap..you earned it :)
April 20, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Shelby said…
I am so proud of you! Way to go girl!! :)
April 21, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Melanie said…
Yeah Jamie!! I am so impressed and so stinkin proud of your determination and endurance!! WAY TO GO GIRL!!
April 21, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Sallie said…
Awesome! I need to get motivated. I know how good it feels to accomplish something like that.
April 22, 2008 at 8:19 PM
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