I did it! I ran 10km today without needing to be transported out of the event in a rescue helicopter. Admittedly, I was overtaken by six-year olds and men old enough to be my great grandfather, but hey, I didn’t come last.
It was freezing cold and muddy, toilets were on limited
supply (it meant an urgent pre-race wee in the surrounding bushlands), and the
event wasn’t particularly well organised but it didn’t matter once it was
underway. I got so in the spirit of things that at the 4km mark I tried to high
five an old man who’d had to start walking - he didn't high five back. I finished the race in a more subdued bubble of determination, limiting my enthusiasm to an encouraging smile here and there which seemed to be better received.
One of the highlights of the race was grabbing one of those
little plastic cups at the half-way mark, guzzling a bit and then tossing it to
one side, 'cause goddamnit, I didn’t have time to stop! 10km seemed like a bloody long way, and despite needing to do a poo
desperately for about the last 3km, I think I managed my run pretty well. Slow
and steady may not win the race, but it got me across the line.
Nice work Batman! Did you not train at all? Wow, you are a superstar, good for you!
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Oh heck yeah, I trained for about 3 months, but still found it hard! Running is good for your soul, Miss Spicer, I agree xxx Not long until your trip!! x
ReplyDeleteOh good for you - I've now been running for 11 weeks and I regularly do a 9k-er these days to the cable car and back. Man, those hills DESTROY me.
ReplyDeleteHalf Marathon in Feb! 4 more sleep til NYC! xxx
That's amazing Mish! I'm thinking about half marathon in August next year, maybe NYC marathon in a couple a years? x
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