10 Toes for 10 Miles

This morning was the United Space Alliance 10-Mile Race and I entered last week since I had previously expected to be out of town and wasn't. I was SUPER glad to do this race because a) I am actually in training for the marathon and b) my training had taken a backseat the last couple weeks due to hurricane cleanup and travel.

So the race wasn't "easy" by any means but I did very well and I ran it in 93:17, which are 9:19 mile splits and is a great pace for me on a long run. I was afraid of bonking in the beginning of the race after going out in the first mile in 8 MIN!! I really reigned it in after that since it was very hard to figure out my pace in the initial surge of the crowd when everyone is full of energy.

One race down, many more miles of training to go and a huge race coming up in January. Please help me raise funds for the Gulf Coast Recovery Fund to help those in need that were hit so very hard by Ike by making whatever size contribution you can on my marathon website. One aspect of the race that makes this especially poignant is that it took us right along Clear Lake, the neighborhoods along the water, and even the NASA Hilton which were all badly damaged by Ike. Just a reminder of why I'm trying to raise money with this run!