Jarod and I did the Army 10 miler yesterday. It was awesome! Not only was this Jarod's first 10 mile race, but it was also the 1st time he has ever run 10 miles..ever! He did great!! This is the first race that I've ever run where it was PACKED!! all 10 miles. It was tricky running around people for 10 miles, but it made the race go really fast. The weather was perfect - little humidity and around 65-70 degrees. I had a few technical challenges (like my shoe laces coming undone - that never happens!) and our friend Becci that ran with us has asthma, so at mile 9 I had to stop and get her inhaler out, but despite all of that we finished in under 10 minute miles!! :)
The race was really beautiful. We ran around many of the key sites in DC - the Washington Monument, the White House, the Mall and much more. At the end of the race, there is one final turn and then you can see the finish line. I decided I would sprint so I pulled away from Jarod and about 1/2 way to the finish line he passed me and beat me by a few seconds. (if only i had longer legs).
I would recommend the race because of the awesome views and the fact that it was relatively flat. However, since there were so many people I found myself getting very frustrated dodging people for 10 miles. All in all, we had a great time and were feeling very good when we finished! Here are our times.
Jarod - 1:37:54 (9.47 min/mile pace)
Kadie - 1:37:56 (9.48 min/mile pace)
Kadie - 1:37:56 (9.48 min/mile pace)
4 comments:
Congratulations to both of you!
that is so awesome! tell Jarod he is a jerk for beating you =) i am just teasing. I need to get inspired and start training for a
5k or something now that the baby is here.
You are AMAZING!! So proud of you both. I am NOT one bit surprised that Jarod HAD to beat you....he's so competitive!!
Good Job!
Love ya,
Mom
did you just call Jarod a gazel? and he actually hasn't broken into your blog and changed it? i can't believe it! :)
In all seriousness, great job guys!
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