[SCraver]

So... I ran my first 10k race yesterday morning. I wanted to do it in under 1:30 and I ASSUMED I would be last. (Which was fine by me - I just wanted to DO it.)

at 3 miles - my time was 33:26
at 4 - it was 46:46 (I don't think I have ever done four miles that fast)

Then... came mile marker 5. From #5 to #6 it was ALL UP HILL. Gah! It was rough.

But I finished with a time of 1:18:40 And there were TWO people behind me! (Yay! I wasn't last!!)

Ok... I am ready to do another one!!

[RNmomof5]

Congrats!!!! That's so exciting. I'm almost finished with c25k, and looking to start the bridge to 10k soon

[natamars]

Scraver, this is SO inspiring! Sounds like you and I run at a similar pace. I've done 2 5K's in the last month (35 min, 36 min) and have one this weekend. I'm getting ready for a 10K in September that is VERY hilly. I'm alternating some longer runs(up to 4 miles now) with some hills. The fact that your LAST mile was up hill and you finished so far ahead of your goal is AWESOME!

[aimeebell]

Congratulations! Awesome job! Had you already ran 5K races? How long have you been running? I started near the end of January, ran my first 5K in March 34:09, my second in May 29:28, and am thinking about training for a 10K. The most I have ran is 5.3 miles at this point. Again, great running, you should be proud!

[fatferretfanatic]

Congrats! Great job!!!

[SCraver]

Originally Posted by aimeebell

Congratulations! Awesome job! Had you already ran 5K races? How long have you been running? I started near the end of January, ran my first 5K in March 34:09, my second in May 29:28, and am thinking about training for a 10K. The most I have ran is 5.3 miles at this point. Again, great running, you should be proud!

aimeebell: My sister's name is Amy Bell. Lol!
I have been wokring on my running consistantly since Sept. 2009. I did my first 5k in April 2010 (time was 38:50). I did another in June 2010, one in August 2010, one in October 2010. (I am hooked!) The last one I did was my best time of 34:26 in April (The same one I did last year, which was my very first!)

The most I usually do when exercising is about 4.5 miles. I did a couple longer runs and got the itch to do the 10k. So I didn't really do any "training" specifically for the 10k other than a couple of runs of 10k so I knew what I was in for.

You could TOTALLY do a 10k. Do it!!

[rawbanana]

Nice job!! I am running my first 10K race at the end of the month and I am so excited. Congrats on beating your goal!!