We took a couple pictures, I got some hugs and kisses and then they left to find a spot on the course. I found the 10:00 minute pacer and positioned myself in between him and the 9:30 pacer. I wanted a sub 30 run. I knew I had to stay in between them for that to be possible. There were sooo many people. The horn sounded and we were off.
The first probably 3/4 of a mile was very annoying. There were so many people that I was literally tripping over them. It was frustrating trying to get around and getting stuck behind people. At one point I even jumped up on the sidewalk to try to get by. Then my shoe came untied. UG! I had to pull over. Even with all the obstacles my first mile was 9:22. WOW! That is quick for me. I was feeling awesome.
Mile 2 was a different story. It started to get tougher. I knew I had probably started out too fast. I though water was at the half way point. Well it wasn't. It was closer to the 2 mile mark. That messed with me. When I'm expecting water and don't get it my brain starts freaking out. Finally I see the water. That was a joke. We were backed up for 15 to 20 seconds. 9:50. Almost 30 seconds slower. Yuck.
Mile 3 sucked. Flat out sucked. I could feel my sub 30 slipping away. I walked a lot. My body was feeling ok. I never even cramped up. I know it was all in my head. I don't know why I walked. I could've pushed on. I could've been faster. Rounding the last curve I saw my family cheering me on! They had made me a sign :) That felt good. 10:05.
I ended up finishing at 30:24. My average pace was 9:45. Pretty good pace for me. Just dissappointed that I didn't get the sub 30. You always play back in your mind what you could have done differently. If only I had walked a little less. If only the water process went a tad faster. If only if only. I just need to learn from this and push harder next time.
Finishing felt good. I didn't make my goal but I did it. My family was there to cheer me on. They are proud of me and really that's all that matters. Every run can't be your best. Overall it was a good time. There were just over 11500 runners in the 4 waves that made up this race. That is a lot of people. I came in at 2632. I was 880/6810 out of the women. I'm pretty estatic about those numbers.
Tomorrow I'll have John's race recap!
11 comments:
What an exciting weekend! Sounds like you dealt with lots of obstacles, yet ran a fantastic race! Well done! Priceless family photo at the finish! :)
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
Oh wow, I think you still did great! I hate it when there is so many people and you are all just bumping into each other! For me the worst is the first part and the ending!!
I am proud of you! That is awesome! You can blame those extra seconds on your shoe coming untied!
Great job girl! I'm so proud of you! I need to get back into 'moving' lol!
P.S. The look on Nathan's face...FABO!
I think you did an awesome job! Way to go!
I am so so so proud of you!!! You did a fabulous job!
I know what you're saying about replaying it all in your head. Been there. Done that. But it's over now. You did great, and if you know you can do better, then try again.
And the vast amount of runners in the beginning? YES. I think that slowed my down for my half marathon. So.many.people.
Way to go! I love that last photo of you four, very cute.
That's still a pretty good pace to keep up even with the walking. One of my contacts on dailymile.com (add me as a contact, if you're on there - there's a link to my page on my blog) said there were actually 30,000 runners, which has to be close to the top end of what can be done safely. Good effort!
You are so close to that sub-30, that you will for sure be consistently hitting it soon! And consistent is much better than a PR anyday =)
Sounds like you ran a great race - congrats!
Kate x
http://www.kateathome.com/
Amazing job! I have never actually ran a race. I think it is so cool that your whole family got to take part :-)
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