I did it!!!!!!
I completed a Half-Marathon AGAIN!!!!!!
While most of you know that I LOVE to run and that running = therapy and running = my time, it doesn't seem like that is a big deal.
Well, if you go back almost 2 years now, I ran in a local 5k and that was the first race after Lynn-Marie had passed. I literally was running, ugly crying mess that day. I had cried getting ready, I cried before the race. I cried during the race. I was a MESS!!!!! The story behind that is here. ( You can go and read if you would like.)
Last year I had signed up to run a race that I had run before called the Virginia Beach Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I had run it before (9 years ago!) and I was training all summer for it in the heat. I was doing well and then realized it fell at a time of an older child leaving for a duty station and dates were not set in stone and vacation time was VERY limited. I gracefully bowed out BUT transferred my money to this year for 2018. Already signed up and ready to go. That was a done deal and I was ok with that......
UNTIL........
Our little city here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland decided to do a half marathon and a full marathon. My first thought was, NOPE! I'm not ready. I haven't been training and it was COLD outside and I DO NOT LIKE THE TREADMILL especially for long runs. (BORING!!)
So I wasn't sure what to do. I did a 10 mile relay (I ran 5 and Donna ran 5) and that was as far as I had run and now I'm looking at 13.1......I HAVE LOST MY MIND! With no mind left I signed up and thinking the entire time....."I can NOT do this!"
I have a co-worker who is running. He is MUCH taller than I am and the LONGEST legs ever and is FAST. He had signed up and we would talk and chat and we are both on the same running app and I would see his runs and that would motivate me to go. Well, I did my 8 mile run a few weeks ago. It was a lot hotter than I thought. I did not prepare the night before. I didn't sleep due to "life" and I was in TEARS!!!!! I was texting my husband telling him I couldn't do it. I was texting 2 friends telling them I was crazy! It was probably THE WORST RUN EVER!!!!
Fast-forward to this past Saturday.
I ate pizza Friday night ( NO GUILT!!).
I went to bed at 8:30pm
I got up and ate. Drank my shake. Drank my Energize.
Got to the race and I had made a choice to run with a PACER. Never have I done that before. I'll write another post about PACER's later on.
I took pictures. I met women I have only seen on social media. I spoke to people who knew me and didn't realize I knew them. I met new people. It was amazing!!!!!
I ran with Amy (PACER) and a group of women whom I have NEVER met before and now I am running with them for the next 3 hours. We sang! We laughed! We shed a few tears! We talked about running! It was amazing!!!! It was an absolutely INCREDIBLE RACE! It's been 10 YEARS AND I STIL CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!
When I finished I realized I have a big PROBLEM!!!!!
I'm soooo ready to do another race. I caught myself looking on line for more races and where and when and do I have anything planned!!!!
I had the MOST FUN EVER!!!!! This was The Inaugural Race for our town. I'm ready to put this on my calendar for NEXT YEAR!
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