I DID IT

The Half Marathon is OVER!

The morning started with a 4am rise. Elisa and I headed out by 4:45. We got downtown and made our way to the clothing drop off. There were people shuffling around everywhere! It was really exciting. I will have to be honest and say that I was kinda scared. I kept thinking to myself….”what was I thinking signing up for this race?”

We found our place in the road, by the 11:27 pace sign. They started the race with 20 seconds of fireworks. It was cool. The mob began to move, and along the way to the actual start line, we jumped out – used the potty and jumped back in line! Once we crossed the start line we began to run! YAY!

Things were going pretty well. There were bands along the way and a ton of people running. There were runners and walkers. The only pressure was whatever pressure you placed on yourself – and the whole 10 mile marker! The race people said that you had to be at mile 10 by ten am or you would not finish and get a shirt or medal.

We made our way through and I had to stop and walk a few times in the first 4 miles, but really ran a whole lot. I got to a place where I could not feel my legs anymore. Around mile 7 I was started to have some pain in my knee and hip. I just hoped it would not get worse. After mile 10, it started getting a little tough. Then we got to mile 12 and it was a HUGE hill! Have mercy! The last mile was tough. There was alot of run/walk. Once we made it around the capital we ran the whole way in! Seeing that 13 mile marker was amazing! Crossing the finish line to get our medals and shirts was really cool! They had bagels, chips and bananas with powerade for us.

I still really can’t believe I did it. I truly feel like I probably only walked a mile – definitely no more than two – if you added up all the times that I walked. That is really amazing. I’m sore as hell today though! I went home after the race, ate, and took a nap. I put some ice on my legs and knees.

Today, the day after, my right foot hurts, and my body is sore, but I’m ok.

Triathlon is less than 2 months away!

Half Marathon is 3 days away…holy shit

Honestly I have not felt like writing in my blog. I feel like nobody reads it so why bother. BUT….I did commit to it!

I have been really focusing on running. I did complete 1 entire week of P 90 – X bc I got a free copy from the library. I felt pretty bad ass after one week of that. It’s tough, but doable. I went to renew it and someone had requested it, and therefore I no longer have P90!

I have not increased my running too much. I STILL have not run 3 miles without walking, since October. I think that is pretty sad actually. All my little mental melt downs..blah blah blah. I had a lot of anxiety about this half marathon, but now I feel fine about it.

Truth of the matter is:

I can walk and run. It will be fun. There will be 15,000 people there. It’s all good in the neighborhood.

The weather is pretty nasty right now. It might be raining and cold on Sunday for the race. Not too sure how I feel about that. Frog and I are going to the EXPo friday night to get our race packets!

I’ll let you know how it turns out!