Army Ten Miler

The last race of the season was a success.  I ran pretty well, considering the lack of training after Timberman and finished at about the same time that I had in my last 10 miler.  Earlier this year I ran in the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and I finished that race with a personal best.  I was expecting to beat that time at the Army, but it wasn't meant to be.  I was happy with a 1:17 time, but I know I can do better next year.  I guess it is true that once you stop training you loose your mojo within a short timeframe.  I bet if I ran this race closer to Timberman I would have killed my time.  However, I was happy with my race and even more happy because this was the first team run I organized.  

Last February I started working in a new organization and I decided early on, as I met several runners within the group, that we needed to put a team together to run in Army.  I pulled together a number of experienced runners, but also enticed a few newbies!  It was so great to see three of our team mates finish their first 10 miler.  The smiles on there faces reminded me of my first race and it was so cool to see them excited to have met their goal.  It reminded me of how I felt when I finished my first 10 miler, sprint, olympic, and half.  I am so excited to get to Ironman and I know next year is going to be quite a journey.  Not only am I excited for my own work, I look forward to getting some other newbies to race in next year's Army.  I think seeing others succeed is just as cool as meeting your own goals.