A good sore!

I finished the Toughest 10k Kemah in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 37 seconds. Pace 12:58. My pace last year was 14:49. I am really amazed at myself. The human body can really do far more than most people give it credit for. Yesterday afternoon I watched the highlights of the Koina Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii-which I needed to inspire myself to keep on with this adventure I have undertaken. It is a 2.4 mile swim in the ocean, followed by a 112 mile bicycle ride, followed by a marathon, all in one day! Some people didn't make it, collapsing on the road, but those that did definitely have bragging rights! There was a 79 year old guy who finished it for the 20th year in a row! So don't tell yourself you are too old! I also read recently about an 85 year old woman who completed her first marathon!

I have a 5 k in October, another 5k in November, then the Trigirls Half Marathon December 11th. I want to do the first 5k in 35 minutes, the second in 30 minutes, as my personal record is 38 minutes. And I want to finish the Half in 3 hours-my PR is 3.5 hours. So I am planning to be intensively training, along with my gym time. I am really pumped!