The Double 10K

This weekend Jen DeMarre and I ran a 10k Saturday morning and then got up Sunday morning and did it again.

It was a great experience!

Saturday, the 10k was in Yelm. We had to be there at 7:10am to pick up our race# and then the race would start at 8:05am. Some crazy people were running double half. Not ever.

The weather, of course, was not cooperating. Pouring.

We were ready to get running and get out of the rain.

The rain did slow down when we started and then we actually even saw the sun for a bit.

Yep! That would be Jen & I in the Top 5 Women!!

That would be a 9:56 pace. Our personal best!

I was ready to puke when we finished. Literally.

I wouldn't have pushed myself this hard if Jen hadn't been right there with me.

We were 8th & 9th out of 21 people. Not bad at all.

Sunday morning we woke up to POURING rain again.

I was waiting for Jen to text me that we were good. We ran yesterday, we don't need to run today. She didn't text.

Though when I got to her house, she had been close to texting me. :-)

We were ready to go again. Well I kind of was.

I didn't really want to run again and I told Jen we were not going to push ourselves hard again today. Let's just enjoy the run.

It is amazing how just easing up 30 seconds a mile helps tremendously make it more enjoyable. By the half way point I was enjoying myself and glad that we had come. The run actually seemed easier today.

We did it! Two 10Ks in two days!

And YES, that would be Jen & I in the 4 & 5 position again!!

Our pace was 10:06, still way faster then I usually am.

And that would be me at #5 in Top 5 Overall (not just women)!

And we were 5th & 6th out of 16 people.

I'm so very proud of us!!