See the other part of the title? The "I hate running" part? That's because I do. My race was on Saturday. I for real almost died. It was fun to be able to run with my girls, but I hated every second of it. The race was a relay, with each person running two legs ranging from 5.84 miles to 7.1 miles. Thank goodness for Janae who was willing to run my other leg for me. That means I was left with only a 6 mile leg to run. She is champ and totally my hero.
I think I kinda psyched myself out for this run, because I felt like I was going to die 2 miles into the leg. 2 miles is nothing for me. I do almost 3 on my easy days. I think part of the problem is that I had no reference points. I had no idea how far I had gone or how much further I had to go. In my training, I know exactly how far I had gone, and I think that helped. But during the race, I was going and I was thinking that I had run for like 45 minutes, but really I had only gone like 4 blocks - which is nothing. It was frustrating. And I was sloooow. I was almost the slowest person to run the leg. But I actually ended up being faster than I had originally thought I had done it in. And you know what? It's ok. It is ok that I had to walk a significant distance. It is ok that I almost cried when I thought it was never going to end. You know why? Because I did it. If you could see how far I have come from a year ago, you would think it is ok too. :)
Alright. Here are some pictures. So glad that I got to run this with Rose, Brit, Nat, and Janae. You girls are the besssst!
These are our super sweet car decorations. Yes. I decorated a window specifically for myself. Because I am that awesome.
All of us girlies before the race.
My pre-race picture.
Coming in. Don't let this picture fool you...I walked a significant amount and then ran the last little bit. :)
With my sissy pants right after I got done running.
About to cross the finish line!
52 miles in 9 hours. I would say that is a success.
My medal!
Now I just gotta start preparing for the Dirty Dash.... AAAAAAAAH.
2 comments:
You look super skinny in those pics! You may have lost your toenails but it's doing wonders for your figure:)
I agree with Amy, you look so good in these pictures. You may not agree with running but it totally agrees with you. And I agree, I hate running too... blah blah blah, something about it being a good workout... yadda yadda... and when friends are involved that always makes it more fun too. Congratulations on your relay!
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