Successfully completed!
In fact, I finished 6 minutes before my goal time of 2:30:00! So no, I wasn't super fast, and yes it was extremely hard but I completed my fitness goal I sat months ago! Also, my sister surprised me and drove from Indiana to run with me! I seriously could not have done this with out her!
Miles 1-6 easy peasy! To be honest, I wasn't training as well as I should have leading up to the race. I ran maybe 4 miles twice a week. So to get through mile 6 so easily, I was ecstatic!
Mile 7: Started to struggle a little. Luckily they were handing out goo to runners, so I was able to re-energize and go!
Mile 8-9: No problem! I kept thinking, I am so close to being done! I got this!
Mile 10: death. I had not walked up to this point. However, I have sports induced asthma and I started feeling my lungs closing. It was in my best interest to walk, no more than a quarter of a mile then I started to run again.
Mile 11-12: SO CLOSE!! I had the music blaring, rhythm going! Life was good..
Until I hit mile 13. Have you ever had those dreams where you can see the end of something, like a finish line, but you just can't get there? Well thats what happened, except real life. Mile 13 may have been the hardest thing I have EVER done in my life. It was the last mile and I physically could not move.
Luckily, I was able to be encouraged by all the people lining up as you get closer to the finish line!
Where I finally crossed, in 2:24:32! I have never been more proud of myself or have felt so proud of something I worked SO hard for! Check out my fitness page to see where I began.
This 1/2 marathon is a celebration of where I was and where I am today. Hard work, dedication, preserving all are required to be successful. I can not wait to see where another year takes me, and the preparation I will be enduring to check off another half marathon in my future! Should I go for a full? I don't know...we will have to wait and see!
