1. I wasn't allowed to ask what my pace was
2. I wasn't allowed to know how long we had run for
3. We weren't running 10 and 1's
Luckily Andy offered his babysitting services to my sweet rent-a-baby and we dropped him off and went to the start line. (I think Andy was excited to run around with my BOB
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We took about 30 seconds to cross the start line and had a nice speedy 5k and saw Jesse cheering us on. I took my first gel at 30 minutes somewhere around the 6k mark and we kept running along. I was feeling a bit tired around 7k and my friend asked if I needed to slow down. I said no (trying not to wuss out) and she asked me to guess what were running at. I said 5:40s and she said you will be happy when I tell you at the finish line (it was actually 5:20s but felt slower to me). We got a quick break at the 8k water station and then trudged on.
I saw Marg screaming "here comes Tori" to Nick and Lorne around the last km. Then I saw Claudie and Andy looking after Owen who had fallen asleep in his stroller. (He is such a tough baby to manage.
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I turned the corner and could see the timer. I screamed "holy s*%t" and we crossed the line at 53:50!!! A huge PB for me, the last 10k I ran at RMB was 1:02 in 2006.
There was a little confusion with the final time. The clock said 53:50 and the official time said 54:50 so I am not quite sure.
We stopped the Garmin too late when we were getting our chips cut off. So with our start time it is either of PB of 53:20 or 54:20. Either way I will take it.
A yummy M&G after the race made for a great day!
So in 9 months of post-baby running I have gone from a PPPB (post pregnancy PB aka PW) to an honest to goodness 7-8 minutes PB in the 10k.
PPPB St Patrick's Day 5k 32:00 - baby is 7 weeks old
PPPB NCM 10k 1:06 - baby is 4 months old
PB RMB 10k - 53:20/54:20 - baby is 9 months old
I am really excited to finish up a marathon for Owen's 1st b-day in January. I hope it will be a good one.
I am really excited for your marathon as well.
...Way to go!! Very cool strategy too...I am going to steal that if that is okay? Get someone go pace you, don;'t ask questions, just run.....Very cool! Again, congratulations! 
Very happy for you 
