Azalea Trail Run 2016

Here I was...ready to do it...ready to beat that girl from last year...well from 2 years ago! Last year I was training for the half marathon at this time and it was a long run weekend. Here is where I have been in this race the other 3 times I have run it:

2011 race: 6.20 in 1:20:48, a pace of 13:00 

2013 race: 6.20 in 1:03:50, a pace of 10:16

2014 race: 6.20 in 1:03:54, a pace of 10:17

2016 race: 6.21 in 56:00, a pace of 9:00 (official time)! 

WHAT?! This was insane! My goal was to break the hour mark for this race and I finally did it! I was so super proud of myself for this accomplishment! Check out the route here. I even got an achievement on Garmin for this run, my fastest 10K! And, I was right on target for my last 10K that didn't quite make the total distance. Check me out after the race!

This was such a milestone for me. I have worked so hard with my lifestyle changes to get to this point. My goal is never to beat someone else, but rather to beat myself. Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April