The Bridge Run- 10 mile race

What a perfect day for a race! It started off quite cold, but I decided to forgo the long sleeve because I know i get warmed up rather quickly. It was about 52 degrees at 7am when we arrived, and I was freezing, but by the time 8am hit I was already warm. Just as I suspected!
I went in today's race with a more--have fun and enjoy the run attitude. So unlike myself. In the back of my mind I kept hearing the coach saying " 7 minute miles". Not happening today dude! I wanted to keep one of the faster girls in my sight for the race. I did just that for the first 4 or 5 miles and then I lost her. I simply lost sight of her in the crowd. She ended up beating me by about 2 minutes.

It might have been around mile 3 or so that I saw my husband and kids on the route. This always motivates me to pick up the pace. All the " Hi mommy" talk gets me fired up! They get so excited to see me.
I saw them again on mile 6 which was nice. I will add that this was the first race that I have ever used an iPod ( Thanks Damion, you might not get it back!). I think it helped me since I was not running with friends to talk to or to keep me company.

I might have picked up my pace a touch for the last 3 miles...that or slowed down. I have no idea. It was really fun running through my town and seeing the sights and people. It seemed it was a more relaxed race; not just for me but for a lot of folks. My running buddy may have run her best race to date! So proud of you Mary!!!!!!

I ended up running 1:17:10 which is about a 7:42 pace. This means that I have to slow down 17 more seconds in order to run a 3:45 at the marathon. Seems doable. I think.