Lakefront 10 miler

Ok, I've heard I'm crazy that my first race was a 16K. Normal people start off with a 5K or 10K. I guess I look at it as if you can easily run 10 miles than why not just do it? And I want to thank my friend for asking me to run it. Ron says why pay to run 10 miles when you can do it for free but this was an awesome experience and I would love to do it again! Great run downtown Chicago. Wish the weather was a little nicer i.e. some sunshine. Race weather was a cool 50s and of course windy and overcast though the rain seemed to hold off.

As seen in the picture below I was very pumped I had been up early. This picture was taken at 4:30am by my husband Ron who wasn't happy with me waking him up to take a picture. =)


Upon arriving to the start I studied what others were wearing. When we went to pick up our packet it was really windy and cold. I was wearing my longsleeve shirt with shorts and could barely stand the wind. The toughest decision for me as I studied the apparel of the other participants was whether to wear my long sleeve shirt. I was so excited about the run I went out and bought a bright pink shirt with the logo RUN across it as seen above. I didn't want to cover it up. The new shirt's thin and hardly a tech shirt. Wasn't sure if it was going to keep me warm enough or was I going to regret wearing my warm long sleeve shirt. Of course I could have taken the long sleeve off and wrapped it around my waist but I'm all about the less baggage the better. Had one bathroom break a little after I passed the 6 mile marker and my right knee bothered me a little after the 7 mile marker but held through to the end. I had bought and worn a hat which I never do just in case if it rained. Mile 7/8 I was regretting wearing it. My head was so hot I wanted to just throw the cap off to the side. I finished with a strong sprint which meant I could have pushed myself harder on the last mile instead of reserving my energy.

The group that we went downtown with. Great group of people who I just recently met but my friend Amanda's known for years. I was the only one who brought a camara to take a picture of all of us.


Overall an excellent first race and start to the weekend! Looking forward to my first half marathon!