Get faith and culture news for women here
  • Home
  • My Book: Leaving Cloud 9
  • About
    • Family
  • My Writing
  • Book Reviews
  • Podcast

Ericka Andersen

The Sweet Life with Ericka

Navigation
You are here: Home / running / Capitol Hill Classic 10k

Capitol Hill Classic 10k

May 15, 2011 by Ericka

Share this post
Pinterest0
Twitter0
Facebook0
Google+0

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

Oh early Sunday! I woke up this morning around 5:30 a.m. anxious that my 6 a.m. alarm wouldn’t be early enough to get me out the door and to the race in time. The Capitol Hill Classic started at 7:30 but I had to find parking, get my race packet, run to the office and get a snack — and I hate being late or even cutting it close so 5:30 it was! Luckily, I went to bed around 10 last night and had a great night of sleep — barely even needed my coffee for once.

The team:

I met up with the Heritage team at 7. Our building is just 2 blocks from where the race was so it made sense. I believe there were about 8 or 9 of us running this 10k and I was meeting a few people for the first time since I’m so new to work. The weather was really perfect for running — overcast and damp but not cold. I totally loved it to be be honest.

Me, pre-race:

I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself but I wanted to go fast. As the race began, I really pushed it, hoping to hold my quick pace for the whole race. It was one of the hardest races I’ve done because I was pushing myself the entire time — loud breathing and all. At the end of the race, there is a massive hill going up in between the Capitol and the House office buildlings — a hill I have run many times. But at the end of a 6 mile race that I’ve been pushing hard for, it was not easy. I managed to make it without a stop and pick up the pace for most of the end. When the finish line came into view, I booked it. Of course, the finish line is the best part and kicking it into finish line gear sort of feels like flying. There is this inner strength that takes over and bounds me to the line. Once crossed safely over, my heart felt like it would beat out of my chest and slight nausea took over but I felt good about my time.

I believe I came in about 51 minutes and 30 seconds, which is an 8:27 mile — faster than I’ve ever done in a race. Last year, I came in at 59 minutes 30 seconds so I’m pretty happy with the improvement. After the race I chatted with my teammates and headed back to the office. Unfortunately, I accidentally locked my purse in my office with the key in it so I only had my car key to drive home. So, my phones, wallet, keys, etc. are still there and will be until tomorrow morning when maintenance can open the door for me.

Everyone done!

After the race, I had plenty of time to get home and head to church at 10am. I live literally 2 minutes from church, which is held at the movie theater. National Community Church (NCC) is the best!

The best part:

Filed Under: running, Uncategorized Tagged With: running

« New Favorite
Angel Hair Chicken Pesto Pasta »
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Welcome! I'm Ericka: Writer, podcaster, wife, mother, runner and Enneagram 4! I write about faith + politics + addiction + church planting. I wrote a book once too -- see below!

Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected From the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma & Mental Illness

My Podcast: Worth Your Time

Most Popular Posts

Popular posts

Crossfitting Marathon Runner

How excited am I right now?! Really excited!Next … [Read More...]

Working Hard, Eating Better

*This post is part of a social shopper marketing … [Read More...]

The Ugly Truth: Jealousy

Jealous I  was jealous. And it was wrong. I'm … [Read More...]

Mizuno Running Shoes Give-Away Contest! (10 Pairs!)

Ahh one of my favorite sights to see -- legs a … [Read More...]

Easy Work Out in the Park

Wearing Reebok wide strap top, sublite trainers … [Read More...]

BBQ Chicken Salad with Homemade Ranch

Last night, I made a delicious BBQ chicken salad. … [Read More...]

On Feeling Fearful and Doing It Anyway

My inspired, career ambitions didn't really kick … [Read More...]

Media Kit

Ericka Andersenemail: … [Read More...]

NASM Personal Training, Winners Revealed & Fun Announcements

Happy Monday all! I know, Mondays are hard but you … [Read More...]

FitBloggin ’12: I’m Going!

I had to post right now because I'm SO excited to … [Read More...]

Copyright © 2021 · WordPress Maintenance & support by Fixrunner.com · Built on the Genesis Framework

Copyright © 2021 · Genesis Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in