So It just happens that I just completed my first half marathon. Toward the end of training for this race I was so burnt out on running that I was sort of dreading the race itself. 13.1 miles seemed sooooooo long. But 2 giant blisters, really really sore legs, and a finish line later I am happy that I did it and I finished in better time than I thought I would.{yay!} So here is a little re-cap on how things went down.
3:50 wake up, dressed,other stuff, wheat toast with peanut butter and jelly {yum}.
4:15 off we go
5:00 get on bus to shuttle up to the start.
5:30 arrive at the start...or is it a refugee camp. The start was in a big dirt/gravel space in the middle of the woods. It was pitch black and unusually cold. People were just wondering around in the darkness with garbage sacks and space blankets on huddled together and peeing in the bushes. {porta potties had a long line}. It was so strange it seemed like a refugee camp to me.
6:00 sun starts to come out.. pretty view... lots less refugeeish.
7:00 race starts.
mile 4- feeling good.
mile 7 a 1 mile up hill climb. No better time to try out the GU. It was nasty but I swallowed that slimy clump whole and drank a whole bunch of water. I made it up the hill and back down. Thankyou GU!
mile 11 - tired, tired, tired, sore, sore, sore. blister is coming Ahhhhhhh! Keep running keep running. I kept telling myself that like a crazy person. Maybe I was a little crazy at that point. A little black eyed peas helped me through it.
mile 12- almost done.. pick up the pace lets get this think done already. That is when I heard a honk and saw my kids hanging out of the car waving.....that helped me push through it. {love you guys!!!}
mile 13.1 Finish line. {YAY}
Geez...what can I say I have a love/hate relationship with running. It was fun in a werid sort of way and tormenting all at the same time. But I accomplished my goal for the summer a half marathon and It felt good. However my legs do not... they are soooo sore. Will I be able to walk tomorrow?
p.s. how do runners make it with out music? My music kept me going so many times. There is no way I would have made it.
And how to people run double what I just did and do a full marathon...AMAZING!
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
15 comments:
Good Job!! I guess it's good we did it instead of heading to Denny's. Thanks so much for the music it made my race so much more enjoyable.
WOW, you rock. Thirty something never looked so good!
Way to go! That is such an amazing accomplishment! It makes me want to run a half marathon too!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Way to go that is amazing, you can't be burnt out on running I am just getting back in the game.
Awesome job Monica! Did you run the Provo half? I remeber thinking the same thing after my first half...how on earth do people run full marathons? Hey you better watch out because you just might catch the bug and end up running one. I LOVE the full marathon.
We should hook up sometime for a race. Ogden marathon, next May what do you think.
I have never gotten past the pain to the runners high, so I am in awe of your persistence. Congratulations!
Way to go monica- That is a great accomplishment. How fun that your kids came to cheer you on
If you couldn't tell from my "I'm impressed" look I gave you at church--I'm impressed.
WAY TO GO!!! You so totally rock! I love your recap of how it went - I almost feel like I ran the race myself... except my legs feel great right now. Someday I will run a half marathon... someday.
Good job! I agree on the love/hate relationship, but it was fun. By the way, Black Eyed Peas also got me through. Thank you Fergie!
CONGRATS!! GOOD JOB!! YOU ROCK!! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!!
On saturday I was filling my 8 month pregnant belly with pizza and nachos, relaxing by the pool wathching my kids swim... and wishing I was running with you girls.
FEEL'S SO GOOD!! I am so glad you did it! Get out of your ice bath and do Park City with me! WAY TO GO!
what is GU? good job with the half marathon... there's no way I could do that. yowzas!
I am in awe! You are amazing. The Black Eyed Peas get me through a lot of runs, but a half is way out there for me.
Good job Monica! Isn't it great when it's over?
Reading this kind of made me want to do it again (kind of).
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