New years resolution ACCOMPLISHED!

Thats right folks! Idid it! I ran a 10k which actually ended up being a 6.61 mile race rather than the traditional 6.2 mile race. It was hard and sooo worth it! There was a mile long section of it that was up hill at a rather steep incline, not as steep as the on-ranp of the Bay Bridge run but definitely as steep as the bridge itself if not worse. It was a killer for my knee but my knee brace did its job and I really didnt have too much knee pain on the up hill parts it was when we had to turn around and go back down that hill that was a bit ouchy! Though I did come down MUCH faster then I went up! haha! I wasnt able to take my camera and I just had the 2 girls I ran with take pic with their phones so no pic but youll just have to take my word for it!
This was the first race that I got a medal for running. Its just a finisher medal but its a FREAKING MEDAL! It is so cute its s pink butter fly with 2011 written in purple and has Iron Girl underneath it on a silver rectangle. Ill take a pic and post it some day though I found out that to get a finishing medal in my age group ill have to shave off 20 min off my run! haha the 3rd place girl in my age group came in at 47 min! how does that happen? The last 2 miles were a B****. Thats when the arthritis in my knees started acting up and my body said ummm youre done running. But my stubbornness kept saying you wont stop running till you cross the finish line it was quite entertaining for onlookers im sure some crazy woman shaking her head and grunting at herself haha! I had to pee so bad the entire time so when the race ended rather than go get my medal I made a dash for the potty yelling at people to get out of my way to the toilet. I got there and sat down and didnt have to pee! haha! Just my luck right! Well thats about it! Now to recover my knee fully and start working on my half marathon training! :) Wish me luck!