Windsor Rodeo Run - 10K

It was a beautiful morning for a run.  The temperature at 8:00 am was 63 degrees.  This was the first year that the Windsor Center organized the run.  They were surprised by how many runners showed up.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment on which outfit I should wear.  I went with the majority.

A very good friend of mine (another homeschooling mama) was running her second 5K.  We stayed together for most of the first mile.

Mile 1:  10:20
Mile 2:  10:10
Mile 3:  10:20
Mile 4:  10:32
Mile 5:   9:59
Mile 6:   9:54
The finish:  9:09 pace

Time:  1:02:53

PR!!!  (I beat my last 10K time by 1:39)

Placed 1st in my age group!

Elevation:

Lil' Chef (#343) ran the 2 mile with a good friend of hers (#340).  They are standing next to their swim instructor (bib #370)

Her friend finished first in her age group and Lil' Chef finished 3rd in her age group with a time of 27:20  (39 seconds faster than her last 2 mile race)

Next, Mr. T and Squeaker ran the kiddie race.  Squeaker was disappointed that she wasn't running the 2 mile race.

At 10:00, the town had a Rodeo Parade

We had lunch at a local sub shop and then onto the rodeo!  A big thank you to Babcia and Papa for taking all of us to the rodeo!

An Easy Run PR

There are days when I am discouraged.

"I am not a very fast runner.  Can I run a half marathon?"

When these thoughts enter my brain, I've been trying to stop them and replace with positive thoughts.

"I am strong.  I can run 4 miles without walking.  I have discipline.  I can do anything with God's help."

Monday, I ran my normal easy four mile run.  Lately, I've been trying to beat my virtual partner that's on my garmin.  I should come up with a name for my vp...  Anyway, some runs I do well, other runs, not so well.  I was a worried that this would be a difficult run especially after my very slow 8.5 mile run on Saturday.

Monday, I set a new PR (Personal Record) for myself.

4.00 miles

43:57

10:59 pace

154 avg HR

First time that I broke the 11:00 / mile average pace!

Garmin stats:

I'm looking forward to my speedwork tomorrow.  The plan is:

7 miles

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1 mile warmup

1 mile 10:22 pace

.5 mile jog

repeat two more times

1 mile cool down.