One foot in front of the other now. Continue to pace yourself as you go downhill and don't worry about taking the inclines a bit slower. Breathe.
Last night I had the experience of a lifetime. I ran a 10K for the very first time. Now where I come from, there's a 10K every year, but I always manage to miss it. This time, I had two days heads up and one persistent friend who managed to talk me into going.
Oh, and it was in Jerusalem...
I was a bit nervous when we began the long drive to Jerusalem, and I told myself several times that I wasn't going to run. Well once my friends signed me up, I had no choice other than to run and enjoy it.
And enjoy it, I did!
It was the very first race I've run where I actually got a second wind (and 10 minutes into the run!) and the very first race where I've been able to pace myself the entire way so that I wasn't dead at the end. It was also the first time I've ever run 6 miles together. True story.
How do I begin to describe it? It was a night run which meant the temperature was delightfully cooler than the middle of the day. We ran past the Old City (the Jaffa Gate, I believe) cut through a lot of the New Jerusalem as well. There are a lot of hills in Jerusalem, but they didn't make us run up any super steep inclines. There were some really loooooooong ones though. ;) There were over 3,000 people who ran the race and the whole thing was simply amazing!
During the run, I had to remind myself where I was and what a unique experience it was! I mean, getting to run through the streets of Jerusalem, the hub of so much activity both now and 2,000 + years ago was such an amazing thing to behold. I still can't believe that it actually happened! I'm serious when I say that the 10K has been my favorite Israel experience as of yet. :)
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