Ok so I am back.. back from my half marathon that I just finished. This is a recap on the whole race. Mile 0... I met this gal who was nervous and it was her first one and she had never run in the cold. I gave her a pep talk. Mile 1.5... started having cramps. I couldnt figure out why. I had done everything "right". I was hydrated, I had snacks, I was keeping my pace at an even level. I just did not know why. All I could think was (I hope this wont be like the marathon) I would run then walk a bit every .4 miles. By mile 3.5 I thought I had myself under control a bit more. Mile 4...I saw Alex. :) She was helping out at the water station and she knew EXACTLY what I wanted. I needed a refill in my water bottle desperatly. (Super helpful) Mile 4.5... I saw Daniel who took my jacket and gloves and told me I looked good. I shot him a smile. Mile 4.5 also, the cop at the intersection "didn't see me" and I had to WAIT on cars!! Ahhhh. Mile 8... I got my act together. I finally got those pesky cramps under control. I had a system down and I was feeling great. From mile 8-12 it was smooth sailing. I did walk this particually difficult hill but that was ok. Mile 12.. I paused for a second and boy did I feel that lactic acid in my legs. I gave myself a pep talk and finished. I told myself I had two choices. Walk and take 15 minutes or run and take 10. I chose to run.
Afterwards i had a massage from some guy with an English accent. Alex took pics. (she was also a great cheerer) We walked around and got some food. They had great food. Candy, sandwiches, doritos, moonpies, drinks, etc. Even though I was not really hungry as I normally am not after a race, I still forced myself to eat something. I chose half banana, 2 pieces of chocolate, part of a sandwich and then drove to cookout for a milkshake.
My time was what I had expected it to be. I did train for the race but not to the extent that I have in the past and I am happy with finishing with no injuries and no soreness (at the moment).
Now on to Ironman this coming weekend!
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