Tuesday, July 05, 2005

I did it!

Well, I started and finished the London 10K on Sunday - it was truly an incredible experience (beyond words, really), and I think I'm hooked now. There's something amazing about the thumping of 19 000 pairs of feet on the road, and somehow running with 19 000 others is so much more fun! Anita and I made it a challenge to to pass all of the funny animals and characters along the way. We beat a polar bear, an ostrich, an emu, a dragon, Batman, Robin, some bare bottoms, some women with large breasts and lederhosen. Somehow we missed the giraffe though! Shoot! I did a better time than in training. Normally 8K has been taking me 1:03:00, but on Saturday I looked at my watch at the 8K mark and it had only been 53 minutes! I think that all of those hills I live near have paid off. Anita and I finished it together in 1:06:45 - not too shabby for a first time out, I think! Next time I do one though, I'll be finishing in an hour! I feel like a changed woman! I've only had one biscuit today...I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
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  1. KJ Bauer3:38 PM

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  2. KJ Bauer3:43 PM

    Yay! We rocked the proverbial Kasbah!

    Now that we're in full on addiction mode, how about this one next..?

    http://www.runlondon.com/

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  3. Matthew Phelps7:05 PM

    I really like that hip neighbourhood where you celebrated the end of your 10K, and it was good to meet some of your other supporters. Again, congratulations.

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  4. Andrea10:05 PM

    You know, you could have told us you came in at #62. Take a look:
    http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/BTKFrameSet.htm

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