Last time I talked about finishing my first half marathon! Well, I am signed up for TWO (2!) more! One in late February and one in November. I ran a marathon relay in November and loved the race. My leg was about 5.3 miles and it went fast. My time was great too. I ran a 7:45 pace! I surprised myself. I planned on running about an 8:30 pace. Ha! I had also signed up for a 10K a few weeks later. It was much more difficult and it was cold/raining. I finished that in 2nd female and 5th overall. My pace was 7:35!
I have also kept my weight off. I didn't weigh in much over the summer and had to pay. Since September I have been keeping my weight down around 129-132. I am happy with that. I need to take some pictures so I can put them up here for reference. I don't think there is much of a difference, but that is okay. I'd rather there be no difference than a lot of difference by gaining back the weight!
Showing posts with label half marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label half marathon. Show all posts
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Half Marathon
Well....I finally ran my first half marathon! I learned that I do not like long runs alone. I like about 6 - 7 miles and that's the farthest I like to run. The long runs alone are boring. There aren't many running groups around that can run when I run. Plus I run faster than one group I ran with in January.
With the long runs, my weight is weird. The calories out versus calories is very noticeable. If I don't eat enough on the day I run, I will be ravenous the next day.
I did my monthly weigh in at the beginning of Feb so I could focus on my half, instead of my weight. I wanted to fuel properly.
I had an original goal time of 2:20. I quickly realized that was going to be slow. When I got closer I could see that I could change that to just under 2:00.
On race day I ended up having to drive down there by myself. My husband would bring the kids later to cheer me on. Welllll, around mile 7 I see a flash of a person jumping around then see that it's my step-mom. We weren't supposed to meet them until later because that's when their flight got in. But her and my dad surprised me!
The last 3 miles were the hardest. They hurt the most. I just wanted to finish. I looked at my watch at mile 12 and realized that if I kept my pace I could finish in under 2 hours.
I pushed hard. And it paid off. I came in at 1:58:06! I made my goal. I did it!
I still don't know if I will do one again, but I am glad I finished!
With the long runs, my weight is weird. The calories out versus calories is very noticeable. If I don't eat enough on the day I run, I will be ravenous the next day.
I did my monthly weigh in at the beginning of Feb so I could focus on my half, instead of my weight. I wanted to fuel properly.
I had an original goal time of 2:20. I quickly realized that was going to be slow. When I got closer I could see that I could change that to just under 2:00.
On race day I ended up having to drive down there by myself. My husband would bring the kids later to cheer me on. Welllll, around mile 7 I see a flash of a person jumping around then see that it's my step-mom. We weren't supposed to meet them until later because that's when their flight got in. But her and my dad surprised me!
The last 3 miles were the hardest. They hurt the most. I just wanted to finish. I looked at my watch at mile 12 and realized that if I kept my pace I could finish in under 2 hours.
I pushed hard. And it paid off. I came in at 1:58:06! I made my goal. I did it!
I still don't know if I will do one again, but I am glad I finished!
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