First Race Cherry is Popped! News at 11....

Or now. News now!

My first race was both exhilerating and disappointing, and both in a good way! The Race for the Cure is definately one that focuses on the bigger "Walker" group, so I did feel a bit like an after-thought in the race lineup. I think the construction on Woodward probably contributed to that, as the guys were laying rebar down about 20 feet from where I was streching out. Also, the running group was so big that it took a good 6 minutes after the "start" for me to cross the start line (and dodge the confused walkers that had stumbled in to the running corral).

But, on to the positive. Once I got on my way, it was relatively easy to keep my pace. I only had to shout "On the right!" one time at a gal that had stopped running and was doing the Wandering Walker thing. I did have to take a walk break about 1.6 miles into it, mostly b/c I'm sure my pace was a bit faster than usual due to the excitement of it all.

I do know one thing...running that last mile and crossing the finish line was fantastic! My legs felt like I had just started the race as there were more people cheering us on in that last mile. And, since my family and coworkers were still busy walking the route, I had no one to greet at the end. So I grabbed my cell from my water pack and called Mr. Gravity to tell him I had finished! Thank you, best friend/husband, for supporting my quest to get in shape and do this race. You truly inspire me to keep going!

So...any ideas for another race in August? No, Mike...no CRIM!

-K