I did it!!!!

I finished my race, and in fairly good time too!  I didn't get it under 30 minutes, but then it was 27C out there, right at 12:30 pm, so the heat did not help matters.  I had also wanted to finish in the top 100 overall, and top 10 for my age group... and I did that!!!  I was 98th overall with a time of 32:44 and 8th for my age group (30-39).  I am so incredibly happy with these results, which are not too shabby for my first race ever!

There were thankfully no major hills, but the small hills were pretty hard in that heat.  The only real one of minor consequence was right past the half way point, ran it, but it was pretty tough.  There was only one water stop, so I will need to get a water belt for my next race... heck I need one to start training outdoors!

Outdoor running, that is the next step for me.  This will be key to running any further races.  The indoor track is great for those days that aren't so great, but do not help with hill running.  I should also make sure I start doing fartleks on my track runs, will help with those outdoor ones.  I'm still not quite sure how to get my outdoor runs in yet, I'm guessing have the older two boys on their bikes, and the little guy in the stroller.  I should think they would be able to bike for at least 30 minutes, or longer.  Will just have to try and see what happens.