Texas Half Marathon

 

13.1 mi

Can you believe that I am actually going to do this? I know I must be CRAZY but I was asked by a friend to join her and I had a hard time saying “No”. I kept thinking that I would regret hearing her excitement and knowing that she completed a half marathon and I whimped out.  I had to do it, too!!  It took me most of the day on Friday to “officially” commit myself  by entering. Everyone gets a t-shirt and medal when they finish. This will be my first medal and I’m pumped!!

Today, was my first day in training. Yes, the race is Saturday but I have been running 3miles everyday for over two years. I know that doesn’t account for anything but at least my breathing is on track and my body isn’t in total shock. After my pilates class this morning, I came home and started off on my 6 mi run. The first 3 miles I ran in 32 min and the next 3 miles I ran in 34 min. Once I was done I had to quickly shower and go to my dentist appt. Later this afternoon, I ran by Academy and bought myself a fanny pack. Yes, I’m a GEEK!! But, there will be things I need with me during my race (ex. kleenex  for my runny nose, crackers in case I get weak from hunger, bandaids and corn pads for my feet in case of emergency). Once the kids got home from school, I visited with them and then I was off again for my second 6 mile run. The first 3miles was done in 33 min. The last 3 miles were incomplete because it started getting dark on me and I don’t run on these roads in the dark. The streets are too narrow and cars drive too fast around here. But I got another 25 minutes in on the last set. My body is achy but I can still walk. LOL!!! It takes a bunch of time to run this amount of miles all at once so I had to split it up. Wish me luck on being able to move tomorrow