oh yeah

I finished the 10k in under 58 minutes.  My "previous best" was either 65 or 66 minutes.  I've never done faster than a 10 minute mile for any distance farther than one mile.  I'm feeling really good today, hopefully I'll still feel good tomorrow.  I also have to brag about David.  He is so awesome.  He took the kids & hung out with me waiting on the race to start, he went slightly ahead of me so he could take pictures at the starting line, then he loaded them in the car & drove to a spot along the race to watch & cheer.  I saw them once & figured I'd see them again close to the finish line, but no, my wonderful husband loaded the kids in the car again & again, and they cheered for me at several spots along the route.  How awesome is that?!?!  I was so encouraged by their smiling faces, and when he said "you're doing great" it made me want to run faster.  Every time I saw them I ran over to give Matthew & Scarlett high fives and/or hugs.  Unfortunately because I was running faster than my planned pace, they did not make it to the finish line in time to see my cross, but oh well, I was amazed they kept around the course.    After the race Matthew & Scarlett wanted to run with me, so we found a couple of trees and raced back & forth.  We stuck around for a while at the post race party then wandered around the zoo for a while.  Now we're home, David's gone out for a bike ride, and I'm waiting on the kiddos to fall asleep so I can take a much needed shower.  Then I'm hoping they'll nap long enough for me to nap too.    I feel good....