Drop me a 10 spot! Then 3 more!

Evenin' peeps.

First, I've got a winner for the Nathan QuickDraw and Swedish Fish Giveaway!  Melissa K of San Diego, CA.  Congrats Melissa, I hope you enjoy your bottle and delicious fish :)

Yesterday, I pulled a running milestone--my first ever double-digit run.  A 10 miler!  A 10.5 MILER no less.  I wanted to get up early and do it, miss the sun and traffic at all the intersections--but that didn't happen.  I just wasn't feeling it.  Around 11, I finally got my ass in gear.  Which was dumb, because it was now sunny, and a ton more people were out and about--oh well.  I did a far flatter road run then I usually do--a few good hills, but nothing crazy with a nice downhill to back it up.  The first few miles were kind of horrendous. I felt slow, and just "blah" in general, but somewhere around mile 4 or 5 and when Incubus and Motley Crue (don't judge me) came on the iPod I started getting into a nice groove, by the time I got home I actually felt pretty good.  I came in, chucked my shoes in the closet, ripped on my capris and sat my ass in our freezing pool in my skivvies.  My legs LOVED it--and though uncomfortable at first, the rest of me settled in to sit and soak my torn up legs.  That along with my chocolate milk led to a much easier recovery, and less soreness all the way around.

Yummy...

And my pace was fuckin' 9:31/mile--sub 10? Over ten miles? Are you kidding?  Awesome!

Considering I burned off 1200+ calories and the fact that I scheduled a 5k for the Sunday directly after my long run (Sorta dumb, sometimes.), My husband and I decided that we would make his mom's FAMOUS 'Special Meal' for dinner.  Mac and cheese (it's still carbs with the cheese, so shut it ;)  )  cut up hotdogs and peas.  I did lessen the caloric hit with using Hebrew National's 97% Fat Free hot dogs--45 calories a dog vs. 140-300 calorie regular dog?  Yeah, it's still good, too.


I know some people have issues with Hot-doggery, and I get it--so I would suggest chicken breast as well--taste really good in there, too--just more time consuming cooking it prior to the macaroni. 

So, yeah, make the mac and cheese, stir in the peas and hot dog--dinner.  It's really good--comfort food--I eat it with chopsticks so that I don't shovel it down too quickly.  Next time I'll try to remember to take a picture.  That plus James Bond (the last one--Quantum of Solace, I think?) since we're going to see the new one this evening, made for a relaxing evening.

This morning I work up and my right hip felt out of whack.  Great, first 'official' running race ever and I'm busted up.  Popped 4 ibuprofen and just kept stretching around the house with my coffee until we left.

Can I just tell you how nervous I was?  It was silly--I think I almost convinced myself I couldn't do it--I've never "RUN" run a race before.  I walked/ran a 5k once like a few years ago, and I run by myself a lot but this was, like--my first real deal run.  Timed!  My husband was like, "Krissy, you ran 10 friggin' miles yesterday...you got 3!" 

Okay, sure. 

So, to the starting line I went, and I started to get giddy waiting--the National Anthem was played and then the air horn went off and we all took off.  I think my nervousness was getting the best of me, I felt kind of jittery that first half mile.

Dude, so nervous.

 

Then I hit mile one--8:10!  Are you joking?  I've never done an 8 min/mile  must have been the nerves and coffee.  Mile 2? Was at 15:30--Yeah, 7:20 minutes later--a new PR I'm not sure I'll ever achieve again, haha.

The last mile seemed like it took forever--they threw in a route with a bunch of hills, and I was just like, " Oh, you bitches."  Then some crazy wind right in the face. 

I crossed the finish line at 28:00 and change--beating a little challenge to myself of a 30 min 5k.  Nice!  24th overall in the race and 2nd in my age division--WHAT?! WHAT!?  I was so stoked I did a little celebration "WOO!" (no one else did, because apparently they aren't that awesome) at the finish line--my husband caught me.

 

After that I got me a little bit of banana, water, and Gatorade--good times--farted around a little, played with some doggies (it was Run for the Rovers bluedogrescue.com--so dog adoptions!), and then I was ready to go home and shower!

Farting around, looking like hell.



Me and the hubs-super stoked, throwing up the deuces

All in all--it was SO FUN, and now that I've popped my "running-the-whole race" cherry, I hope the nervousness will subside next time! 

After this--we went to our favorite Sunday spot--Café 620 here in Round Rock and got me some pancakes.  YES.

You know what the BEST part of today was, my husband said to me in the car ride to the race, "You know you're really inspiring me to get some jogging going."  Oh, man, doing some fun races with the hubby would be awesome :) <3


Alright folks, hope you all had/are having a fantabulous weekend--can't wait to see Skyfall at the Alamo Drafthouse tonight--If you're ever in Austin go see a movie there--I can't go anywhere else now, I'm completely spoiled.


With love and smelly socks,

Go Fork Yourselves,

<3 Krissy