What’s another mile?

How do I feel right now? A bit sore. Exhausted. Focussed. Meditative.

I just finished my first 10k. It was hard. I wanted to give up many times. I was slow and I took a lot of breaks. But I finished it. An official road race in New York.

The good:

• It was great to run. Nice social scene. And good to feel one with the road and the city.
• It had some of the fastest paces I have conjured, and that is despite it being such a tough race.
• I think I am getting better running wise.

The bad:

• I don’t think running is the silver bullet to losing weight. Diet has to play a big factor here too.
• There is risk of injury, although I think that can be abated.
• I was very slow.

Overall, I am super happy that I have an official result now. And that this result got established in early Jan. Now I know what to improve.

Next up:

A dance between lowering the weight and increasing the pace.