My take.

Rather than go through a minute by minute replay (which would take you 70 minutes to read) I thought I’d share some of the awesomeness from Saturday.  In bullets:

• 10K is always longer than I think it is.  When I rounded the bend and saw that I’d only passed the 1K mark I almost stopped.  I was already tired.  But not stopping was so much more excellent.
• The crowds cheering us on are Ah. May. Zing.  Seriously.  At points where I was most tired the crowd would start shouting and clapping and giving high fives and I was able to keep going.  So, whether you were cheering for me from afar (your emails, messages and tweets, btw) or standing on the side of the road giving me, a complete stranger, the will to carry on, thank you.  You are awesome.
• The water stations are too few and far between.  But when you get there, it’s like heaven.
• I ran a full 7K without slowing down to a walk.  That may be my record.
• When I did slow down, my legs felt like jelly and I briefly thought they might collapse under my weight.  Note to self:  Slowing down to a walk after 7K is dumb.
• I can’t believe that people run full marathons.  They are superheroes.  And also crazy.
• A good playlist can make a world of difference.  Mine was only so so.   There we a couple of gems on there though, so next time I’ll be prepared.
• I set a goal for myself in January.  I followed through.  It is literally the best feeling in the whole world.
• The day after my whole body hurt.  Every muscle that can throb is still throbbing.  But on the HUGE upside, my knees aren’t in pain.  Did you hear what I said??  MY KNEES DON’T HURT!

I’m not sure it’ll be anytime soon, but I will run 10K again.  Maybe next time with a buddy.  Anyone interested?