This weekend, we all participated in a half marathon race. For Lindsey, it was #2. But it was the first for Jennifer and I. And it was great!
Jennifer and Lindsey ran in the Boo Run, a race that raised money for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They both ran a great race and came in second in their age groups!!! They totally dominated my time at 2 hrs, 17 minutes. I'll let them tell you about it, but it sounded awesome!!!
I ran in the DRC Half-Marathon with my running class. The weather started off really cold and ended up pretty hot. But it was a great day to run. The half was a lot harder for me than I anticipated. I mean, we run upwards of 20 miles now. How hard can 13.1 be? Well, when you run at a pace nearly 1 minute below your training pace - it's pretty hard.
Again - the mental came into play for me. I fell behind my group on the spillway at a bottleneck, but I was able to keep them in my sights. I resorted to my iPod, which really provided the inspiration to get through those last 3 miles. I had to really dig down deep to keep from walking. And I found that even though I was spent, hot, thirsty, hurting, tired - I didn't want to let myself quit. I had a goal to finish in 2 hrs and 30 minutes. I did it in 2:24:20!
I was really grateful for all the supporters and my coaches who helped me get here. Now, I just have to do it again in 5 weeks (this time, double!).
Jennifer and Lindsey ran in the Boo Run, a race that raised money for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They both ran a great race and came in second in their age groups!!! They totally dominated my time at 2 hrs, 17 minutes. I'll let them tell you about it, but it sounded awesome!!!
I ran in the DRC Half-Marathon with my running class. The weather started off really cold and ended up pretty hot. But it was a great day to run. The half was a lot harder for me than I anticipated. I mean, we run upwards of 20 miles now. How hard can 13.1 be? Well, when you run at a pace nearly 1 minute below your training pace - it's pretty hard.
Again - the mental came into play for me. I fell behind my group on the spillway at a bottleneck, but I was able to keep them in my sights. I resorted to my iPod, which really provided the inspiration to get through those last 3 miles. I had to really dig down deep to keep from walking. And I found that even though I was spent, hot, thirsty, hurting, tired - I didn't want to let myself quit. I had a goal to finish in 2 hrs and 30 minutes. I did it in 2:24:20!
I was really grateful for all the supporters and my coaches who helped me get here. Now, I just have to do it again in 5 weeks (this time, double!).
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