Turtles Can Run

Those are the two words that best describe my 10K race today.  I guess I should not have expected to much considering the fact that I signed up for the race last weekend and have not really been training for a 10K.  Since my half, I have really just been running whatever the running group runs and then whatever I feel like running on other days.  But I thought since my tempo runs have been around 8:20 min/mile pace, I would be able to at least do that during the race.  But I was not factoring in the hills and the humidity.

I looked at the elevation charts but the hills did not look that impressive.  Well they were tough, tougher than Zooma I would say.  At least the Zooma was out and back, so the uphills and downhills balanced out.  Not so today, and the warm temperatures and humidity made it hard to breath.  I was actually dumping water on my head at the water stops.   I thought I would be able to make up time by really pushing myself during my last mile but they saved a nasty, never ending hill for the last mile.    I finished in 54:45,  I may have been slow but I finished .

As a side note, to fans of the Biggest Loser.  Last seasons winner was at the race today  as a representative of Fit Texas, I thought that was pretty cool.

Start/Finish Line of The Texas Round-Up in Austin TX

That's me in Turtle Green waiting for the race to start

Crowded start to the race.

Michelle from the Biggest loser, at the start line. She did not run, but she was there.

Finishing up my race.

All done, I'm a tuckered turtle.

I guess the Texas Round up wouldn't have been complete without a guy in big cowboy hat.

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