the weather was absolutely perfect for running. high's in the mid 60's, and low 40's for the start.
here's sherri and i at the start of the race. i wasn't quite awake, or that excited for my race. running 13.1 miles when you haven't trained much at all, just isn't that appealing. i was feeding off her excitement though, and i was just so happy for her and how hard she has worked this year to get to the starting line of a full marathon!
we took some pictures, and went our seperate ways at the starting line.
the 1/2 went pretty well for me, especially considering how unprepared i was. i did a lot of talking to myself throughout the race: "ok, wendy you can do this." and, i tried to distract myself by looking for runners ahead of me that i wanted to pass, that worked pretty well. at mile 11, the winner of the full marathon blew past me. he was amazing! that gave me the little boost i needed to get to the finish line. i kept thinking about how he had just run 25 miles in the time it took me to run 11. wow!
i ended up finishing in 2:18 - definitely not a p.r., but i enjoyed the race, and felt good about it.
next up: sherri's finish....
6 comments:
way to go wendy! that's excellent timing considering how busy you've been and training being limited. so glad you were there for sherri! so thrilled about this milestone in her life!
Congratulations on finishing another race! And congrats to your friend Sherri! That's quite an accomplishment. What a good friend to stick around and watch her finish! And I'm glad it was good weather!
Thanks, ladies! It was a great day! I appreciate all of your encouragement. :)
So glad you had great weather! Congrats on finishing another half.
Yay for your great time! We had the same temps - nice weather! Glad you had a friend there who was excited to run - that helps!
you look SOOO cute in those braids!!
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