The race went well this past Saturday despite the weather. It was def. an interesting day to run a race since there was severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado watch. You may have seen on the news where several areas in North Carolina had terrible destruction. I'm extremely thankful that Charlotte wasn't effected that bad and the race wasn't canceled. We did have a lot of rain though! It rained during most of the race but not too hard. It wasn't until the 10k portion was over that it started to pour. I still really enjoyed doing this race. As you can see from the photos, I ran it with two other friends. I didn't bring an ipod for the first time ever, so I was able to talk some during the race and enjoy myself more. I also didn't really even think about getting a good time. I ran it slower than normal, but that was okay! We finished in 56 minutes, which I'm happy with. The last 10k I ran (this one, but two years ago), I ran it in 52 minutes! I'm still happy with getting it under an hour, especially since I took my time a bit. Races are so much more fun when you have people to share it with. Even if you don't run together the entire time, having someone at the finish, and people to talk about it with before and after makes it much more enjoyable.
Find a friend to train with and start running!
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