Do One Thing I Have Never Done Before: June and July

I had full intention to write about the one thing I did in June that I had never done before and then, you know, life happened and now here we are and it is August! So now I am going to combine the two and talk about June and July.

June 1 I ran my first-ever 10K. Last spring I signed up for the Annapolis Zooma 10K and I will admit, I did not train for this as I should have. Leading up to the run I did a few long runs here and there but I, in now way, was as prepared as I could have been. My two goals for the 10K (besides to just cross the finish line) were to run it in under an hour and to try to run it at under a 9 minute pace. While I only accomplished one of my goals, I am happy I finished and pushed myself despite my little training.

The excitement of finishing the 10K at a reasonable pace led me to want to run farther, so last month I decided to test myself and run ten miles. I was a distance runner in high school and would go on 6-8 mile runs with my coach but this was definitely the longest distance I have ever run. The run was manageable and while I was definitely sore the next day, the feeling of accomplishment I had after the run made it worth it. Now I am thinking a half marathon will be next - perhaps sometime in the fall!

xo-K