Post by foodie2012 on Jan 19, 2014 23:16:30 GMT -5
I was 11th to last out of the women finishers (haha), but all I wanted to do was cross that finish line today! Finish time was 3:39ish (I'm slow...).
I actually started out strong (for me) at a 15:47 pace at the 10k mark, but the second half killed me (ended with a 16:45 pace). I hit the wall at mile 11, during the last run over a large overpass. I basically hobbled to the finish, and mile 12 was the longest run EVER. However, I finished! Yay!!
And I know I've lurked a bunch since last Fall. I gained some weight after we had some family tragedies, and really just stopped dieting/caring. :\ I'm making it a goal of mine to finally hit goal weight this year, though, so I should be posting more often!
Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment! Way to overcome and achieve a big goal. 13.1 is 13.1, regardless of time. You should be extremely proud of yourself!!!
Post by foodie2012 on Jan 20, 2014 10:28:00 GMT -5
Thanks so much, y'all! :-) I've only done 5K races before this, and I have to admit, I really preferred this race. Racers were so encouraging towards one another, and I actually talked to a few people during the race. Usually at 5K races, no one is talking...they just want to finish.
Also, at mile 11, the marathon and half marathon course merged until the finish, so I ended up running near some of the faster marathoners. I thought they would give me funny looks since I was really hobbling the next couple of miles, but quite a few of them slowed down to pat me on the back, told me I was doing a great job and encouraged me to keep going. As we took the final turn, there were a bunch of half marathon finishers who were cheering other runners on, too! It was amazing.
It felt like the race was a small community, if that makes any sense. I absolutely loved it! I will probably be doing this again, but hopefully at a much lighter weight. :-)
I was 11th to last out of the women finishers (haha), but all I wanted to do was cross that finish line today! Finish time was 3:39ish (I'm slow...).
I actually started out strong (for me) at a 15:47 pace at the 10k mark, but the second half killed me (ended with a 16:45 pace). I hit the wall at mile 11, during the last run over a large overpass. I basically hobbled to the finish, and mile 12 was the longest run EVER. However, I finished! Yay!!
And I know I've lurked a bunch since last Fall. I gained some weight after we had some family tragedies, and really just stopped dieting/caring. :\ I'm making it a goal of mine to finally hit goal weight this year, though, so I should be posting more often!
Awesome job!!!! You should be proud of yourself. What a great accomplishment!