Notes
My first real race since high school! Same problem now as I had then: started off WAY too fast (splits are wrong since I didn't keep them manually as I passed mile markers) when I should have worked up, especially with a race of this distance. I've never done anything longer than a 5K -- I don't know why I thought I would do so great here. I was hoping to finish at least under an hour and I was pretty angry and disappointed with myself that I didn't accomplish that goal or have a better run than I did. I certainly didn't bring it mentally as I got passed up by some people I would see on the street and never expect to be slower than. I never felt great during the run, but I've got to learn to tough it out regardless. All in all, it was my first race in 9 years and it's certainly an accomplishment to finish a distance I've never come close to in a race, but other than a springboard to jump into other races this one was pretty forgettable.