I RAN A HALF MARATHON!!! 13.1 Miles!!!
Here I come!!!
Doing this half marathon was such a personal thing for me. I didn't do it for anyone else. I had 2 goals going in to this.
1- run the whole thing...no walking.
2- finish before 2.5 hours.
I did BOTH!
(I want to remember this journey so if you already know it...feel free not to read)
I decided to do the half in February. I have been doing Iron Fit classes since January and knew that would help me train. Three weeks before the race, Cass and I went out for an attempted 7 mile run. We made it just over 6 and had to stop. My right foot was killing me. The next week was tough to walk. After a stupid doctor, an xray and and MRI...I had fluid surrounding my tendon (tenosynivitis). I kept up with my Iron Fit but no more running. I considered backing out of the race...but my foot started to feel a little better each day.
Day of the race I was feeling positive. SO ready to do it!
I started the first half of the race at a comfortable pace. I wanted to be able to last. There was also a small incline up Bald Hill. It was about half way that I started to feel awesome. I decided it was time to kick it into high gear. Its that Crossfit mentality...go hard or go home:) I picked up my pace and finished the last half faster than the first half. It felt amazing!!
My official time: 2 hrs 16 mins 14 sec
761st out of 1800 runners
66th out of 140 women in my age group.
I'm hooked. I am signing up for another one in September. (I am now nursing an injury on my other foot). In the meantime I am going to keep up with my crossfit workouts, run some smaller races...5k's, 10 k's. In September I want to beat my time and finish a little faster.
I am just getting started :)
