The best part about running a distance for the first time, you automatically set a new PR!  Today I ran the Hottest Half/10k (I ran the 10k not the half-marathon) — it was awesome!  I was a bit unsure about the last few miles;  Due to my natural tendency to be lazy, I hadn’t run anything over 4.6 in training.  I finished at about the time I predicted averaging about an 8:50 minute mile.

Even better than the race was the food after the race.  It seems the longer the distance the better the food.  I’m not usually one to partake in an ice cold beer at 9am, but it was free, and it was a light beer, and I had just run a 10k… It just seemed right

My coworker and running buddy John ran this one too and also met his goals — so now we’ve got a half-marathon in our sights.  This is what I’m thinking: I can run the half at the Dallas White Rock Marathon in December and then run the Cow-town Marathon in Ft. Worth in February!  THEN I can train and run the full in Dallas in December 09 to qualify for Boston 2010.  I’ve got 4 years to make it to Boston (I want to run Boston by the time I’m 30), but I think I can do it in 2.

Anyway, back to work tomorrow — this little “win” will definitely help carry me through what is sure to be a very busy week.