Four Things Friday: Army | Richmond Pictures | Updates |Ashburn Farm 10k Race Report

It's been a long time since I've posted!  But being that today is the day where I am most exhausted and yet, rested; all my Thanksgiving stuff is put away and Christmas has arrived, I figured it was time for an update!

1. ARMY Ten Miler:  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I got to run the ARMY Ten Miler this year.  It was as predicted, my comeback race.  I was lucky to get to run it with this girl and my first goal was to finish, with a secondary goal of < 90  minutes.  I succeeded!!

 

2.  Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon & 8k: When out to brunch with some of my teammates, we contemplated; how fun would it be to spectate the race?  Very.  This pre-race dinner may have been the best ever (ie. no jitters from us).  (If you raced, my pictures are HERE)

 

3.  Updates:  Since running the Run for the Parks 10k, I've been feeling good. I've been able to resume my speedwork in the pool, and have been feeling good.  The result:

4.  Ashburn Farm Turkey Trot 10k:  I decided to run it to compare to the Parks 10k I ran in Sept. When I ran that one I hadn't been doing any speedwork. I was expecting a 10 minute pace, but wound up with a 7:45 (48:11).  Since that race, I started doing speedwork in the pool consistently and went into the race, hoping for 46:xx.  I thought as long as I ran comfortably, I could do it.  I was right:

Next up?  Jingle All the Way 8k!

Happy Thanksgiving! (sorry for the format issues, I was having trouble with it and wound up just giving up!)