4/23/13
I ran my first half marathon!
Highlights:
- The old lady who gave me a thumbs up from her living room window at mile 6.
- Getting a little extra Brynnspiration running passed Brynn's condo.
- There were a bunch of kids standing on a corner cheering and giving high fives to people running by. A guy riding a handcycle rode right by them and they all held out their hands to him. They were visibly disappointed that he ignored them and their confusion made me laugh SO HARD. Thinking about it got me through the next couple of miles.
- Dad, Katie, and Audrey cheering me on at the finish line. (Sam was in the car with the baby)
- I started with the goal of just finishing. I was going to let myself take a little walking break at mile 5 and then again at mile 10. I got to mile 5 and felt really good so then I went to mile 8 and still felt good. When I got to mile 10 I was starting to hurt but I had already gone 10 miles without walking so obviously I had to keep going! I ran the whole thing without walking. :)
Lowlights:
- Pouring rain the whole time! Literally!
- I took a scalding 30 minute shower when I got home and still couldn't warm up. It took hours for my bones to thaw.
- The SoCal Ragnar was this weekend as well and I was invited to be on two different teams but had to say no because of this race. It was sunny and beautiful there all weekend and seeing all the pictures was torture!
When I was really struggling towards the end I couldn't stop thinking about the people who lost their legs in the Boston bombings. This was just a measly little half marathon but I feel so blessed that I'm able to go out and do things like this and my heart goes out to people who had that stolen from them in such a cruel way.
