Random things

I crushed my 10K PR Sunday. It was a humid day and I dropped my PR by ten minutes. That number could have been higher. After crossing five miles, I developed wicked side cramps. I tried to keep my pace up, but the side cramps hurt so much. It was in this last mile that a man and woman passed me. I did all I could to try to keep up with them, but I couldn't. I did run down a younger girl. The last stretch of the race to go and we are side by side. I started my sprint towards the finish line. The girl didn't come with me. If she did, I wonder if I could have held her off? I finished in 59:59. My first 10K ever under one hour. I hope to do it again Saturday when I run another 10K. It is not supposed to be as humid this weekend.

The photo of me waving was about 15 minutes before my race started. The second photo is me after I crossed the finish line saying "Yay" and wearing my dailymile shirt.

My husband and I finally decided on days were are going on vacation. He told me what days he got approved for. I was surprised. He asked me a couple of days ago, which week would be better for me. He misunderstood me and requested time off for an earlier week. He now has to request off the correct week. I'm hoping that his other co-workers haven't requested that time off. There is a new policy at his work. If someone else has already requested certain days off, no one else can ask for them off. It has been a struggle to plan this year's vacation. I'm hoping tomorrow he will tell me he got the time off. I really need some time away from work. My last real vacation was last October. Eight months is too long.

Photos by Lad Strayer