Did it! Ran a 15K!

Ran my first 15K this past weekend.  9.3 miles, which is the longest I have ever run.  I realize it's no marathon but given that I couldn't have run even a half mile 2 years ago, I'm pretty proud of my accomplishment.  I also knocked one of my new year's resolutions off the list as I wanted to run at least a 10K this year.

I have to say that the race was much easier than I thought it would be.  By the time I hit the halfway point I was thinking what a piece of cake it was.  Don't get me wrong, I was sore and tired the next day and my ankles and quads were feeling it but overall it wasn't bad at all.  My husband Steve and next door neighbor Gary ran it as well.  I finished it in 1 hour 28 minutes and 7 seconds with an average pace of 9:32 per mile.  My goal was to try and finish with at least a 10 minute mile pace so I exceeded that as well!  Of course, Steve left me in his dust and finished with a pace of 8:36 per mile but who's counting?

Steve and I after the race!