Well, I didn't throw up!
My sis ran with me too!
I don't remember ever being that nervous about anything. It was truly out of character for me.
I smiled and laughed a lot. Awkwardly. It took me a good 10 minutes to get my number pinned on my shirt. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to listen to on my run, because I forgot to sync my Twilight music before I left home.
I mean, what else would I listen to on a Twilight 10K run?
I think just the preparation leading up to this one event was what did it. Also, I had never actually run the entire distance without stopping before, so I wasn't sure that I could do it.
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| There were 503 runners |
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| It took a while for us to cross the start line. We were kinda in the middle |
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| This is me parking my gum & pretending not to see the camera guy |
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| This is Malissa cheezin' for the camera guy |
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The finish line! I took my earbuds out so I could hear my family cheering for me the crickets |
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| Eli sees me. :) |
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| Missing it guys! |
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| Seriously, not stopping! |
I felt like a million bucks after this run! Which was surprising, because I just knew I'd be ready to collapse. Total rush crossing that finish line!
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Wait, what?!
Perhaps I was moving too fast. |
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| I wanna do that again! Immediately! |
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| This is so much fun! (Um, check my calves) |
This was such an exciting day for me! The trail was absolutely breathtaking, and the Christmas lights were awesome. I can't wait to run this one again!
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| Approaching! |
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| Winning! |
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| Woohoo!!! |
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| Disregard the old guy, notice the love in the background |
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| We did it! |
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| My friends and family really made this day special for me. |
My mom and dad came up to watch, and my sweet friends were so great to send me messages saying they were praying for a great run and then excited congrats after.
Including one ecstatic phone call from my friend Anna, who I thought would burst from excitement for me over the phone.
And texts like this:
Shut up 63!!!! I am so
super proud of you!!!!! For
real. Like seriously!!!! No
kidding!!!! Yay yay yay yay
Made my day. God has truly blessed me with more love and support than I could ever dream of!
Oh, and not that it matters, but here are my results!
Official time: 1:03:37
Placed 235 overall (out of 503)
Placed 16 in my age group (out of 50!)
Not bad for my first 10K!
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