So some friends and I did London's Run on Saturday (Jan 29) my first 10k, it was a really cool experience. Being only my second run of any length I don't have a lot to compare it to, but this seemed to be a rather popular run. It was way out at Schnef Farms in Queen Creek. There were booths and free food and drinks (water & powerade) all over the place...and tons of port-o-potties lol. The run itself was a little different than most of my training because it was all dirt pathes and roads, some compact some kind of loose. This was probably way better for my legs because there should be less shock, but it was also worse because I had to work harder but no big deal right? Wrong, well atleast that is what my body said as I caught a massive side cramp at mile 4. I tried to run it out, but it didn't go anywhere so I walked for a couple minutes so I could breath again. The pain and the disappointment of knowing I now couldn't say I ran the whole thing almost made me cry...but I am to tough for that (right?). After about 3 minutes I started back up at a faster pace and caught back up with the friend I was running with and then passed her. I finished with a decent time, but there is the question of if I would have finished any faster if I hadn't walk (rested), guess I will just have to do it again.
Here is a link to all the 10k times. I finished 292 overall and 15 out of 44 in the male 25-29 group. It was a good day to run and fun time with friends to support a great cause, now to run a whole one :)
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