Chattahoochee Challenge 10k

I did this as a stepping stone in the preparation for the ING half in March. The course was beautiful and along the river.

I completed in 1:24:42 (1 hr 24 min 42 sec). I was aiming for 1:20, and so was wide off mark. Was probably among the last 50/100 finishers out of 900.

3miles: 40min.

4miles: 54min

5miles: 1:08

6.2miles: 1:24:42

(So my projected time for the half will be around 3 hours ... gulp)

hmm... I think I took too long a break b/w 5-6 miles. There were 2 hills, of which I walked up 1. And, I think I might've walked some more. Or maybe I didn't see the time at 5 miles properly.

The 3 mile time wasn't bad. I've actually improved by 2 minutes. But that is still nothing. I am way way too slow compared to any other decent runner. Once I'm done with my half, I'm going to start training to improve speed. I am going to cut my 5k speed to under 35min, and 10k to under 1hr 10min before the yr is up (I'll whoop if I can achieve this during the Peachtree; then I can round off 2010 by doing the Atlanta half or Atlanta 13.1)

The good thing is - I am continuing to do what I am doing. I am running whatever I can, even if I'm shrinking at pushing myself. For someone who could not jog even half a mile 2-3 months ago, I've come a long long way.