As she was getting back into shape after having Liam, Meagan texted me from a run and said we should run the Virginia 10 miler. I reluctantly started running in preparation, and after we completed an 8 mile run in training, I went ahead and committed by signing up.
In our training, my average pace was about a 10 minute mile, but with the hype of the race and Meagan being unwilling to walk, we ended the race in an hour and thirty minutes, averaging a 9:00 mile.
It was great fun running the race with Meagan, and now I'm happy to be able to run for fun and not worry about the pressure of training.