Hot Race

Drum roll please...well it was extremely humid today for the entire 10km race but that's ok because I beat my one and only other 10km last September 2009 by...3 minutes and 6 seconds so I am happy :) I am happy because God also super naturally made my mp3 work when I forgot to charge it last night, He super naturally made my friend have a watch I could borrow because I have lost mine apparently and God helped me through the 10km by not having any sun until it was over because I broke my sunglasses and didn't have any if it was sunny (prescription) oh and God is AMAZING because He also had Eload on the course which is my favourite drink in humid weather :) What can I say other then this one was for Him - the one who made me and saved me. I would recommend the Forest City race to anyone. My running friend ran the 1/2 and came 2nd in her age category :) She was a few minutes behind her anticipated time too because of humidity but still happy with her race. I am ready to start training Thursday with her for our 10km series this summer. Wanting to drop another 4 minutes this summer off my 10km.

Runs this week:
Tuesday was 10 km hills run on treadmill. It actuallywent by really really quickly.
Today (Wednesday) I ran 16 kms outside with a friend. My legs felt like trunks...but I made it...I put that in there today because I can't run this weekend and needed to get my long run in. Planning on running Friday morning for 10-12km. All and all a great week weather wise. My friend and I are trying to decide which marathon to enter. We are thinking Mississauga or Ottawa...I officially signed up for Around the Bay - big step for me as I have a lofty personal goal for that of 3 hours...training hard til March 28th....

Running Goals for 2010

Well I am only about 8 months into my running career if you can call it that. It's my first winter running which hasn't been too challenging so far...so I decided to set some goals for 2010 for running.

1. Run Around the Bay in Hamilton, Ontario (30kms) March 28th
2. Run a marathon May/June. Leaning towards Mississauga...
3. Focus on 5/10 kms in the summer months
4. Guide run a marathon in the fall

I am aiming for 3 hours or under for Around the Bay
I am hoping for 4 hours or under for the marathon

Question: Are these too unrealistic for a newbie runner?