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Seal Beach 10K recap!

This past Saturday I ran the Seal Beach 10K with Lisa.  I was a little reluctant to run it as of Friday because I hadn't logged more than 2-3 miles in the past few weeks due to things like me getting a cold followed by the flu.  Darn this wacky California weather...80 degrees then 50 and back to 80!
Saturday morning rolled around and Lisa met me at my house around 7am.  We rode our bikes down to Seal and we surprisingly couldn't find any bike racks!  We were about to lock them to a tree in a residential complex, when an older woman came out and offered to let us use her garage.  She was so kind and all I kept thinking was "Is this for real?  Wow there really are still nice people in the world!!"  So we parked them in her garage and walked over the to starting line.  There were so many people! Me and Lisa at the start Tons o' people
It was the perfect weather to run in...overcast and a little chilly, but comfortable.  The run started just after 8am and we kept at a slow and steady pace. Me and Lisa approaching mile 3
To be completely honest, my lungs started to fatigue before my body did.  It was around mile 3 and my lungs wanted me to stop but my legs were ready to rock n roll!  This is wear I really had to slow down to focus on my breathing.  At mile 5, I felt like I was going to throw up.  I walked over to the side of the road to see if I had to and nothing.  But that feeling didn't go away for almost the entire mile.
After walking for a while trying to get my stomach under control, I went at an easy 12:00/mile pace and I felt fine. Running along the channel
As I turned the corner heading to Main St., I passed mile 6 and Lisa was there waiting for me after she had just crossed the finish.  I picked up a little bit and when my Garmin read 6.08 miles I sprinted like there was no tomorrow towards the finish.  I am by no means a fast runner, but one thing I can do is finish strong!  I sprinted my heart out (and my little lungs too) to the finish line.  I finished in 1:15 even which I'm completely okay with!  I had fun and that's all that matters. Lisa rocked her first 10K! Happy to be done!
We ate a banana and drank some water, walked around the finish for a bit then decided to crusie home.  We picked up our bikes from the nice lady's garage and cruised home.  So on top of running a 10K, we also biked a 10K!  What a *perfect* way to start our Saturday morning!
One major thing I took away from this weekend's run is about my lung capacity.  I need to work on increasing my lung capacity because they tire before my body does.  I've read that sprints/fartleks will do the trick.  Does anyone have any other suggestions?  I'd really appreciate it!!!