MIURA 10K RACE REPORT

1 celcius this morning and a biting cold wind.
Neither my friend or I read much Japanese, so we were at the start line warmed up and ready to go at 9:00AM, only to find out the start was at 9:30!! It was unbelievably cold!!

There were 3 or 4 hills which I wasn't expecting, but they were quite ok! I used Stu Mittleman's technique of imagining you are on a roller coaster.....you know how they slow down on the way to the top? Same idea, the idea is to stay within the same heart rate zone.

We finished in 1 hour 36 minutes (according to my HR monitor), which is about what I expected. My goal was to finish the entire race without walking. I DID IT!! I finished at the same time as the people running the half marathon, but I don't mind a bit. I'm so thrilled to have achieved my goal. I started running in June 2004 and to finish a 10k is really a dream come true.

My next challenge will be a 5k in Sagamihara, where I hope to improve my time a little, and another 10k in Tokyo.