finished my first 10km run

i did it!!! woo hoo!!

i finished in 1:09:24.2. our run clinic trainer had predicted that we would finished between 1:10 to 1:15, so i hit that mark. i ran with a friend the whole way, and stuck to our regiment of running 9 mins and walking 1 min. we did that 7 times, and finished the run. i didn't have a time goal before the race because i really just wanted to finish it since i have never done anything like this before, but i wanted to stick to the 9 and 1s our trainer set out for us. i must say though, sometimes that 1 min of walking couldn't come fast enough and definitely wasn't long enough!

here are some of my stats:

total money raised: $605 (all proceeds to canadian amateur athletes - part of Hbc's commitment to support amateur athletes and the olympics)
place (total runners): 831 out of 1042 (at least i wasn't last, phew!)
place (total females): 366 out of 524
place (total category: women 19-29): 107 out of 138
pace km: 0:07:06
official time: 1:10:50.7
chip time: 1:09:20.3 (it took over a minute before i crossed the start line because there were so many people, so the chip time is from the timing chip attached to my shoe, it starts timing when i cross the mat at the start line, and stops when i cross again at the finish line)

the first place runner finished the run in 0:30:20.8. the course is 5 km one way, and turning around to run the 5 km back. the 1st place runner lapped us when we were at 3km, and he just hit the 7 km mark. when we were at our last km, he was already at his car and cheering for us as we ran past him.

the last place runner finished in 1:46:16.4. i think she was one of the speed walkers, which is pretty incredible.

there were olympic athletes at the finish line who gave us the finisher's medals, which was pretty neat. i will hang that medal somewhere proudly.

so thanks to everyone who supported me, either through a pledge and/or words of encouragement. i'm not too sore the day after the run, but i feel really proud that i actually did it. i might just make this an annual tradition and try to improve my time each year.