Sweet success!

I ran my first 10K (6.2 miles) this past weekend at the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio. My goal was to do it in under an hour. Unfortunately I was sick with some type of crud last week--chest congestion, sore throat and body aches, but with some NyQuil, 5-Hour Energy shots and lots of peer pressure (thanks Chris Woofter!) I ran it anyway. Amazingly I felt great on Saturday morning during the run and completed the race in 56:06! I actually finished 15th out of a 123 in my age category! There is no better feeling than a sense of accomplishment. I have worked 11 months to get to this point. It didn't happen overnight, but it feels great to be this healthy and fit. I'm thinking the Army 10-miler is in my future for 2011, but I have to get past my fit to fight test later this week before I turn my focus on something else:-)