September 9, 2008
IronGirl 5K Seattle 2008
I ran my first race Sunday and it was great! My goal was to finish in less than 30 minutes and my final time was 26:28 - well within that goal. My pace was 8:33/mile. I was actually a little surprised at how well I performed – I definitely exceeded my expectations for myself!
I was also surprised at how exhilarating I found the race experience. M (in the orange) told me that it was a rush but I didn’t quite believe how exciting it would be to be at the starting line with thousands of other women, and to hear random bystanders cheering us on the whole way. It was also kind of cool that there were these couple of thousand women, all shapes and sizes and ages, and lining the route were all of our husbands and children and families and friends, encouraging us. Definitely an unexpectedly neat experience. M and I are already planning for a 10K next month. B was awesome and ran the 5K with us but I think she’s wise to our ways now and won’t be suckered into running again!
August 20, 2008
Kudos: finishline.com
A couple of weeks ago I went to a local running store to replace my battered running shoes. I went to the same store at which I had purchased the shoes originally and told them I wanted another pair just like them. Unfortunately, they were out of stock and told me that it would take 2 weeks to get them in.
I went home and googled for the shoes. Ultimately I wound up ordering them at a slight discount off finishline.com. The price was great, ordering process was reasonably straightforward and – best of all – with the free standard shipping, the shoes were delivered to my front door less than 24 hours later. (Granted, I think they have warehouses in eastern Washington, so your mileage may vary if you’re outside of Seattle/Washington state).
I’ve been running in my new shoes for two weeks now, and the local running shop still hasn’t received the backordered shoes. I had a great experience with finishline.com and I highly recommend it!
August 13, 2008
Big Milestone!
Today I reached a big milestone – I’ve run 1,000 miles since I started running in February 2007.
January 10, 2008
Go me!
I ran 500 miles last year! I started running in February and hit the 500 mile mark on December 26. I’m aiming for 600 or maybe even 750 in 2008.
