I did it!

I finished the 12K!  I didn’t really ever think that not finishing was an option, but it’s still pretty cool.  It was harder than I thought, but easier, too.  There were 44,000 people racing, which made it hard at times.  Obviously, we didn’t all go at once.  I was with the second to the last group to go, based on my estimated finish time.  At first, I was able to jog along nicely.  But, as the race went on, the walkers took up the entire road, so I would have to weave in and out, which was a pain.  I didn’t jog the entire thing, but I think I probably did 5 of the 7.5 miles.  There were two small hills and one huge one and I walked all of those.  But, the actual distance wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.  There were bands playing all along the way, and tons of people, which made it fun and interesting.  In addition to a nice t-shirt of the event, I have a nice sunburn to go along with it.

Unofficial time:  1 hour, 45 minutes-That’s only a guess.  I’ll find out my official time later this week.

ETA: Official Time- 1 hour, 43 minutes. A pace of 13:55, which is slower than I usually go, but okay considering the crowd and hills. I’m totally doing it next year, and I may do a 5K this weekend. I feel just fine, though the muscles in my feet are sore. Weird. No blisters, no other soreness, just my feet muscles.