Ran the Pawz to Run 10k in Davidson , NC this morning..there was also a 5k.
I realized I have never run a 10k...have done a marathon, a few halfs, a couple 15 and 8K's and some 5k's.
In a nut shell: Placed first in the 50+ women's with a 52:34 ( a PR, haha). Goal was under a hour. First half is downhill and yes, second half uphill.
More: It was a beautiful morning...clear and 45. There were 56 runners in the 10k and I don't know how many 5k runners, not many more. My DH and I had biked the course earlier this week using the map from race website and made several wrong turns, but this morning, they had plenty of people and signs out to direct us. First mile is downhill and people were flying then a small hill. That knocked the wind out of some sails and i started picking off runners. I don't get to do that so it was a lot of fun for me. Then back to downhill and not one past me going down. It was a loop with an out and back in the middle for the 10k runners. I hoped to see other runner once I made the turn and did, but feared the "big" hill" around mile 4.7 and told myself I would walk it, which I did and no one past me. Now just slight uphill home....
I'm still excited to have done that well and the award was a $20 gift card to a local sports store...didn't see that coming. The race was well run.
Davidson is a quaint college town. There was an amazing farmer's market this morning with tons of fresh food. There are also some nice restaurants and we ate breakfast, oh so good, after the awards.
GO! WISH Team GO! 
