HALF!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 01:22PM Well. I did it. I ran my first half marathon on Sunday! All in all, things went pretty darn well. I woke up before the sun and drove up to Old Town to catch the 5:30 bus to the starting line. (All runners except the 10K-ers had to catch busses to the various starting lines for logistical reasons.) After huddling in the cold and wind for an hour-ish, the 1315 half marathoners lined up (after ditching our blankets and jackets and such with the bag check folks) and began the race at 7:00 am. Just before that, I found my good friend Marti and her husband among the throng:
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We snapped this picture just before all taking off at our own paces. Marti's husband rocked the half, and Marti persevered through her bronchitis in an amazing show of determination and optimism. ;)
Fortunately, the weather cooperated marvelously and I was over my shivering by the end of mile one. Things felt great for the first 7 or 8 miles, though I know I slowed down after that. ;) Nothing exciting to report...the run was pretty uneventful, though full of fun people watching, lol. Still. I finished in 2:24 and am feeling pretty darn happy with that time for my first half.
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Nathan snapped this picture as I was approaching the finish line. :) So thankful to have had my small but loud cheering section, too...Nathan and the boys and then also my pal Molly and her significant other, Mark. Molly had run the 5K that morning as well, so was done with her run and waiting at the finish line:
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After I'd stretched a bit, we all headed back home for showers before driving back up to Old Town for the boys' first fun run of the season. I'll talk about that more in another post...
So. Whew. Not feeling too bad at all, which makes me thankful for the training that I did. ;) Of course, now Molly's trying to talk me into signing up for another half with her later this summer. Do you suppose that if I run two half's in a year that counts as a full marathon? ;)
Reader Comments (2)
I definitely KNOW that two halves make a whole! I got an A in math! LOL! Good job, darlin'!
Your runs inspire me. I was going to do a 5k this year, but due to the craziness of our summer schedule it will have to wait until next year.