Tin Cup 10K

I will go on the record and say that I am NOT a big fan of running shorter races, which for me includes 5K and 10K distances. The shorter the distance, the more important pure speed is. And I do NOT have pure speed. I have good endurance and strength built up from working my butt off and training almost every day since I started working with Lisa as my coach in January. Spin classes, yoga, interval runs, long runs, and on and on and on. But Lisa thought it would be a good idea to do a 10K as speed training for my next marathon. And whatever Lisa says I should do, I do. Well, that is except for jump roping and yoga (which I have skipped 98% of the time). Anyway, it was actually not too hard to get me over to Driggs for this race. Supy and Clint were going to be doing the 10K also. And Holly was doing the half marathon. So, I got up early on a saturday morning with my kids still in bed and showed up for the Tin Cup races. I was looking forward to testing out my new racing shoes--the Brooks Green Silence (oh, I WISH they were GREEN). And it would be fun to run up Ski Hill Road with its great view of the Grand Teton. The race turned out better than I expected. I got a sub-50 min time, which was a PR for me in the 10K by about 40 seconds or so. The new shoes felt good. And Holly and I were finally able to enjoy a post-race breakfast without anyone needing ice or crutches.