I haven't run a 10k in so long, 6.2 fast miles sounds impossible. I ran my 10k PR 2.5yrs ago, maybe I can catch a glimpse of it today.

Here’s a little motivation for my upcoming long runs. I got a little emotional watching the course video when I remembered that I will be running for such a great and meaningful purpose. I love this city, and I am so proud to be raising funds to help out the children of my city.

This morning my alarm goes off at 5:00am. It feels like I just went to sleep, which in reality I practically did. I didn't get home from work till after midnight and trying to go to sleep right away was a challenge. I hit snooze several times and debated just rolling over and going back to sleep. After the third snooze I grudgingly got out of bed. Brushed my teeth, and put on my running clothes. I started walking over to Montrose Beach with a belly full of nerves. I was going to my long run with the CARA group I joined. Wednesday still had me feeling uneasy and I didn't want to be bringing up the last in the pack on a five mile run. Once I arrived to the meeting spot my nerves had subsided. It was a cool foggy morning and there were TONS of people, there was music playing, and all the pace groups were clearly marked. I stood over by the 12 min milers and patiently waited. There were two separate groups for 12 min mile paces, 12 min milers and 12 min run/walkers. I decided to join the 12 min run/walkers to feel more comfortable. Some announcements were made and we were off! There were only five ladies (including myself) in the run/walk group but at least I wasn't alone and we had a pacer to keep us on track. I felt as if I could have run a little faster at times but I kept with the group. It was a comfortable enough pace to where we could chat. At the turn around there was a water and gatorade station and it hadn't even felt like we had just completed 2.5 miles. At the end I got to chat with the girls a little more and got put on the email list. I left feeling great and very positive about the rest of my marathon training. I'm so glad I didn't get discouraged and that I tried again. I can't wait for the rest of my journey!