HALF and HALF

I did it! I ran my first half marathon: 13.1 miles, which also happens to be longest distance I’ve ever run!! It was an awesome feeling to finally complete a goal I had been training 10 weeks for. I had kind of started to slack on my training and I only ever got up to running 10 miles, so I was a little nervous this morning. But overall I was probably more nervous about the weather; it was predicted to be thunder storms with a  90% chance of perception all morning. And, it was raining when I got up at 5:30, but during the race there wasn’t any rain and the temperature was 69 – the highest it’s been in quite a few weeks- it was really such a moderate/ almost hot day for the middle of November. We totally lucked out!!!  I think I was on a running high at one point during the race, even though by mile 10 my legs were aching – mainly my hi flexors (thanks Erin for the term) – ouch.  Overall it went well though!

Rounding the corner.. that’s me in the red shorts and my cousin in the black… sorry it’s not a close up- this was mile 11 and I wasn’t looking so lovely. Isaac took this picture, but both my parents, my niece, and my nanny came to cheer me on – so sweet!! And drum roll please…. my finishing time was 2 hours and 5 minutes and 3 seconds!!!!

Now I am limping around the house – my legs are so SORE, but nothing a glass of wine can’t cure.  I’ll probably go take a nap, make a quick trip to whole foods, and then get ready to go out tonight for my cousin’s b-day (who also ran the race – she the one in the photo above). Her and I both are probably going to be hobbling around tonight so I won’t look too out of place!!

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