Triumphant Triathlete
W*USA 9 - Washington,DC,USA
These days Shannon is training, sometimes with family members at her side, for the Nation's Triathlon September 14th. It includes nearly a mile swim, ...
This is the link to the video on Channel 9's website. It's a story about how I've overcome Muliple Sclerosis and a stroke to participate in this year's triathlon. It turned out pretty good. I was happy with the way they put it together.
And, I did my FIRST 10K RACE on Sunday. I had never run that distance outdoors or in any kind of competitive environment before. So, last Wednesday I signed up for the Herndon 10K Race. I did the run exactly how I planned and I finished in 68 minutes (11 minute miles)!!! That’s about 7 minutes faster than I was expecting. My plan was to run like the tortoise, slow and steady. So, for the first 3 miles everyone (and I mean all but about 3 people) passed me. I just kept my pace and tried to enjoy being out there. But, I noticed something on the 3rd mile, people started to slow down and some were even walking. So, I kept up my slow, steady pace, never stopping and jogged right on by about 100 people over the next 3.2 miles. I had never run that distance outdoors or that fast, so I was VERY happy with how it turned out.
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