Mini-Milestone: My First 10k
Normally I don’t write about specific runs here on the blog. I’ll generally add notes to each run as recorded on Runner+ and I reserve this space for more general topics. But I couldn’t help but share my sense of accomplishment regarding the mini-milestone I achieved this evening.
Tonight I ran my first 10k.
Wow. That was fun. I used a 3min/1min run/walk mix to run my first 10k workout. Other than making the mistake of not warming up, it went great. I started jogging right out the front door thinking that I was running so far I should just blend the warm-up into the distance. Bad idea. My shins started throbbing 10 minutes in and it took another 15 minutes to run it out. But after that I just got stronger and stronger as the run went on and generally had negative splits the rest of the distance.
I think I can call myself a runner now. Not because of a distance milestone, and certainly not because of any speed accomplishments, but simply because I’m actually crazy enough to enjoy this. I’ve learned that I really love to run.
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alright, mark! shin-split tip: walk backwards…it works/stretches the affected muscles in the opposite direction.
great tip, aaron. I plan on warming up appropriately next time, but I’ll try that if it happens again.
Way to go.
Maybe the honey-nut cheerio bee shoes helped.
Another hint for shin splits - take smaller steps. I’ve found I usually have issues when I over-extend my stride.
mark, we haven’t heard from you in a while. i’m missing my mx40 inspiration!