10,000 Metres - 5/29/16

The 10,000 metre race is the longest running event at the Olympics.  It has been part of the competition since 1912 for the men and since 1988 for the women.  Thirty of the world's best race head-to-head in this 25 lap event.  Ethiopia is the most successful country in this race, for both the men and women, and hold the current Olympic records - the women's record is 29 minutes, 54.66 seconds.


It was also our final "big" run that we'd have to complete!  We met at our trusty middle school track on an overcast Sunday and started our laps.  J had been working up to the distance in her daily running, L2 and R both decided to do what they could running/walking.  J's husband and daughter (in a stroller) also ran some laps to keep us company.


It took us more like 1 hour and 45 minutes (I just can't imagine the pace to complete this in less than 30 minutes - probably more like my "sprint"!) but we all completed the event successfully!

10,000m complete!