I did it!
Ok so I slacked off on posting about my running training… and truth be told, I really slacked on the training itself. But I DID run the Capitol 10,000!
It’s a pretty massive event in Austin and there are thousands of folks who show up. over 16,000 this year! WOW! SO I made a bet with my boss about a year ago that I would beat him. He let me off the hook on the bet, but he said tat if he let me off, I still had to run the race. I’m really glad I did. It was hard. It KILLED me. Well actually, not quite true… it was really difficult. But it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Part of that is just from me taking it easy. I did walk a lot. My goal for this year really was just to do it. To finish. And I succeeded 
When you sign up, they make you guess at how long it will take you. I just pulled a wild guess out of my ass and said 1:10. Well I hit that time, pretty much right on the nose! (40 somewhat seconds over). So I’m pleased that I finished it. It sucks because years ago I’d have finished it in WAY less time, but hey, gotta get back in the game. I’m happy with it. Had fun. Ready to improve on that for next year.
I may sign up for some 5Ks here and there just to see if it’s something I’m interested in getting back into. I think it is. I enjoyed the Cap 10k. We shall see.
Here are some pics of my goofy butt running it…
