Fort Worth Cowtown 10K

Friday night I picked Brian up from work and we headed over to downtown Fort Worth to pick up our bibs for the 10K. When we made it to downtown our plan was to park, go pick up our bibs, and walk around the tent that was set up with all kinds of fun things. That plan quickly changed when we saw the massive amounts of people and cars trying to navigate all of the one way streets. Instead I dropped Brian off, circled the block a few times, picked him up, and headed out of downtown. We met up with my parents for a nice carb loaded dinner at Macaroni Grill. 

Saturday morning we met my dad, Charles, and Jordie in our hotel lobby at 7am. I was quite nervous because I kept getting flash backs of middle school track and cross country meets where my coach would run beside begging and pleading with me to just pass one person so that I would not come in last place. Painful memories! (I did try to look her up on facebook to tell her of my new accomplishment...no luck!) 

It was the most perfect day for a run. Charles and Jordie ran at a faster pace than me so we let them go ahead. We consistently ran 12 minute miles and to my surprise it wasnt that hard. My dad and Brian kept me company and encouraged me the whole way. It was such a great feeling to cross the finish line and be able to say that I ran a 10K without having to walk. I look forward to next years Cowtown race and maybe, just maybe, we will attempt the half marathon. :)