Every mile counts!

Ok, let me first preface this with ~I DID write this the day I ran it, but I'm just now getting around to posting. I will get my stuff together someday, lol. But here is my race from last weekend...

That's the virtual run I did today :) Let me say, this one was not easy. I woke up achy after a not-so-great night's sleep after working a shift where a significant number of my co-workers have been/are dealing with being sick. Not ideal. But today was race day and I was GOING to make an honest effort! This was also my long run weekend so this was ran as part of that. 

Let me start by saying this run was through Running on the Wall, and they had some really nice swag for this event. It came before my race day so I was able to wear the t-shirt on my run. It fit great and was super soft and comfy to wear.

I also couldn't resist putting on one of the temporary tattoos for a little extra confidence booster ;) actually, I'm seriously thinking of getting this done as a real tattoo.

Gear on, app ready I headed out the door. The weather was sunny and a bit warmer than I expected, and I felt surprisingly light on my feet. My mind-set was somewhere between fun run and competitive for this one so I kept a comfortably quick pace. The first two miles went pretty quick, then something hit me. I don't know if it was the sun, the heat, my sinuses, but something started to hit me. Mile 3 went by and I was focusing on the springtime beauty to help keep me going. The flowering trees and budding trees and shrubs were a great distraction, not to mention the smell of freshly mowed grass.

I pushed through the last two miles and took a screen shot at the "finish". Not too shabby! Not a PR, but a respectable-for-me pace...I'll take it!

Now the hard part began. The heat and sun really did get to me. By 6 miles I really wish I had brought water. By mile 7 I started bargaining with myself. By mile 8 I just kept reminding myself just one more mile. The number 9 was the most beautiful number I had seen all day! 9 miles done, I enjoyed a nice cool down walk home. I had forgotten what it was like to run under such intense sun!! Once home, I got myself some water and celebrated with my new bling!

Now to get myself ready for the Gold Jacket 5k coming up this weekend! I'm not gonna lie, live races make me incredibly nervous! I'm still looking forward to running and sharing, so until then run happy my friends!!