10K

I did it! I ran a 10K!!! I can now cross that off my list! I am very proud of myself! I finished in an hour and 4 minutes. I like that. I have never been a runner so this is a big accomplishment. I also have a really bad foot and every time I go to the doctor he tells me not to run, so considering that too, I did very well! There were 7,000 people that were registered for the races at Matsushima today. There were 3 races: half marathon, 10K, and 5K. That is a lot of people! It was very organized though. Deborah and I took the train and got to Matsushima around 8:30am. We just followed the mob of people from the station to the check in for the race. After checking in, the Opening Ceremonies began. All of us runners stood in front of the stage and did a group stretch that was led by the Sendai 89er Cheerleaders. I had a blast doing it! After the stretch, the 5K runners began to line up. My friend Hiroe ran that one so we cheered her on at the starting line. We didn't get to see her finish though because we had to start lining up for our race. But she finished!!! I had 3 goals going into this race. 1. Run the entire time. 2. Reach the halfway mark/turnaround in 30 min. 3. DO NOT get picked up on the slow bus. That's right, they had a bus that came around after the time cut off, which was 80 min, to pick up the people who did not finish in time. CRAZY! I didn't tell a whole lot of people that I was running it today because I did not have to explain to people that I didn't finish because I got picked up on the bus..but I DID finish so I don't have to worry about that anymore. I accomplished all 3 of my goals!

I have some pictures from the race but they are on my phone since my camera doesn't work anymore. Some of my friends also took pictures so I will compile the best ones tomorrow and add them on here. It was a very good day though! My legs are very achey right now, but I will survive. Will I ever run a 10K again....who knows? I don't feel like I need to but I may just do it randomly again. I think my new race will be something involving a bike though! That will be for my next list!!!