I DID IT!!!

I RAN A HALF MARATHON!!! 13.1 Miles!!!

We ran down the chute that the OSU football team runs in to the field and finished on the 50 yd line!

Me, Missy and Deidra!

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 :)