Our running class was scheduled to run the DRC 1/2 marathon on November 1, which was a Sunday, but Lindsey and I decided to find a 1/2 marathon on Saturday so we could go out and enjoy Halloween evening. So, we searched and found the inaugural "Boo Run" in Cleburne, Texas. The run was to benefit those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It sounded like a good cause and it was only about an hour drive, so we thought: "Why not?"
I picked Lindsey up at around 6:00 a.m. and we took off toward Cleburne. When we got to the race site, it was obvious that this was not going to be a large race, but we did see runners milling around and some bumper stickers with "26.2" and "13.1" so, we were among friends! We picked up our race number and timing chip and discovered only about 30 people had signed up for the 1/2 marathon. The race also had a 10k and 5k, so there were plenty of other runners for those races. I think there ended up being about 100 runners in all. The race was very well organized , though, and it was extremely touching because the recipients of our race funds were giving out water at the water stops. What an inspirational experience.
Lindsey and I had our race plan set: 10:50 pace for 13.1 miles = 2:22 finish time.
We were off! First mile we looked at the watch and we were running between 9:50 and 10:00. Ok, slow down, we told ourselves - well, guess what? We never did. We pretty much kept an even 10:00 pace the first 6.7 miles of the race. We stopped for water and fuel at the halfway point and kept on going. We tried to slow it down just a bit the second half so we didn't die at the end, but the weather was gorgeous and we knew the course (as it was 2 loops around) and we just kept on going. We did stop at more water stops the second time around as we were more thirsty and the people working at the water stops seemed so disappointed when we passed them by the first time. At about mile 10 my legs started to feel tired, but by then we only had a 5k to go, so we powered on. I got a second wind around mile 11 and I think Lindsey experienced the same. We glided on in to the finish line with a time of 2:17:58. Woo hoo! Nearly 5 minutes ahead of our goal time. We both felt great after the race and the people were so appreciative of our participation. It was a great 1/2 marathon experience and we will be coming back to at least run the 10k next year.
My plan to party it up on Halloween didn't quite work out the way I planned though. I was so tired, I was a total bump on a log the whole night. Oops. Live and learn.
Our class performed fabulously at the DRC 1/2 marathon on Sunday and we are so proud to have this goal behind us. The marathon is getting closer and we feel READY!
I picked Lindsey up at around 6:00 a.m. and we took off toward Cleburne. When we got to the race site, it was obvious that this was not going to be a large race, but we did see runners milling around and some bumper stickers with "26.2" and "13.1" so, we were among friends! We picked up our race number and timing chip and discovered only about 30 people had signed up for the 1/2 marathon. The race also had a 10k and 5k, so there were plenty of other runners for those races. I think there ended up being about 100 runners in all. The race was very well organized , though, and it was extremely touching because the recipients of our race funds were giving out water at the water stops. What an inspirational experience.
Lindsey and I had our race plan set: 10:50 pace for 13.1 miles = 2:22 finish time.
We were off! First mile we looked at the watch and we were running between 9:50 and 10:00. Ok, slow down, we told ourselves - well, guess what? We never did. We pretty much kept an even 10:00 pace the first 6.7 miles of the race. We stopped for water and fuel at the halfway point and kept on going. We tried to slow it down just a bit the second half so we didn't die at the end, but the weather was gorgeous and we knew the course (as it was 2 loops around) and we just kept on going. We did stop at more water stops the second time around as we were more thirsty and the people working at the water stops seemed so disappointed when we passed them by the first time. At about mile 10 my legs started to feel tired, but by then we only had a 5k to go, so we powered on. I got a second wind around mile 11 and I think Lindsey experienced the same. We glided on in to the finish line with a time of 2:17:58. Woo hoo! Nearly 5 minutes ahead of our goal time. We both felt great after the race and the people were so appreciative of our participation. It was a great 1/2 marathon experience and we will be coming back to at least run the 10k next year.
My plan to party it up on Halloween didn't quite work out the way I planned though. I was so tired, I was a total bump on a log the whole night. Oops. Live and learn.
Our class performed fabulously at the DRC 1/2 marathon on Sunday and we are so proud to have this goal behind us. The marathon is getting closer and we feel READY!
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