Into the void: finish line edition

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I did it! I ran the 10k and set a personal record with 1:20:18 and was #422 out of 1002 females ages 45-49. There were 15,000+ people running.

The part on the bridge was everything I hoped. This bridge is never open to pedestrians, so this is the only chance to see the bay like this. (Bay is Chesapeake Bay).

I have no desire to do it again, but I am happy I met my goal.

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[oldtoadwoman]

I thought I was alone in the mirror thing. I hate all the mirrors in gyms and they completely sap my will to keep trying. A friend convinced me to go to her dance class with her once and I hadn't even thought about the fact that a dance class would have giant mirrors on every wall (but of course they do) and I was so freaked out and depressed by the end of class. My friend could not understand why I didn't want to go back and join her for the "fun" activity a second time.

I know I can walk 5K easily, but I don't think my joints will let me run at all. (I bet I could even walk 10K, but I think everyone else would have packed up and gone home by the time I finished.)

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[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I understand. I tried a zumba class a couple of years ago once just to try to get out of my comfort zone and I was at the very back (the class was very full) and I kept hiding behind the person in front of me. It was sad because I like to dance but I don't want to see myself dance. I think most people who dance want to see themselves to make sure they are doing the moves 'right' and that's a fundamental thing I can't do. And when I look at my face, I just focus very quickly on a very specific part (like did I rinse the cleanser off my eyebrow? or plucking one stray hair).

Well, that was the big fear of mine (re: walking 10k). Because they stressed you had to be off the bridge by 11 am or the SAG wagon would pick you up. And so I kept thinking 'I have to stay ahead of the SAG wagon.' There wasn't a real danger but in my head, I thought it was like a monster chasing me.