10K at 30 Weeks!

On Saturday morning I joined 6,000+ other women for the NYRR Circle of Friends Mini 10K. It's always inspiring to run in a women-only event, but even more so at 7+ months pregnant! Throughout the morning I received congrats and compliments from my fellow "competitors". All of the extra moral support--and the physical boost from my new Medela bump-belt, which worked wonders to protect my abs and pelvis--made running those 6.2 miles a breeze. (Yes, I did stop for all water breaks and yes, I did run extremely easy!)

It's always going to be hard for me to enter a race and not really "race", but having the company of Keren (who did awesome in her first official 10K! ) and her co-worker, Michelle, kept me relaxed instead of worrying about how far back in the crowd we were. There will come a time when I can worry about pace and place again, but for now, it's all about having fun. And that we did: After crossing the finish line and collecting our medals and pink carnations, we hung around to watch the elites collect their loot and got a quick breafkast at an UES cafe. All that and I was home by 11:30 in time to head up to Ramsey for Mark's golf lesson. More on that later...