I did it!!!

Today was the big 15k. I've eaten not much other than chicken & pasta since Wednesday night. I cut myself off from dairy after my bagel yesterday morning (gotta love the cream cheese!). I didn't drink any pop yesterday -- just a few glasses of juice and a ton of water. I got up this morning at 5 a.m. so we could all get to the start of the race before there was no parking for miles. (Kinda sounds like we were prepping for a marathon, huh?)

But it was all worth it. I finished the 15k, and I ran every. single. step of it. I took it slow through the whole thing. I finished the 9.3-mile run right at an hour and 40 minutes. It was a little slower than a 10-minute mile, which I'd like to have done, but I'm not disappointed. My big goal was to finish. And considering that until this morning, the longest distance I'd run at one time was 6 miles, I'd say I did a pretty good job.

My shiny new heartrate monitor told me I burned 1,063 calories. Pretty sure I'm at a deficit for the day, since my breakfast was scrambled eggs and an English muffin. I'm off to go eat junk now -- guilt-free! Pizza, anyone?