Half Marathon Results

I did it! (before picture above, gear in hand. 2007 before picture here). Another Half Marathon under my belt! 5 years and 2 babies and 15 pounds later. There are some differences. This time I had much more confidence in my ability, although I was very concerned with the time commitment. I had zero problems training for a half marathon and nursing a baby. But it was a challenge in terms of timing. I also had knee pain, toe pain, and developed allergy-induced asthma (luxuries of aging). During the half marathon, I used an inhaler for the 2nd time in my life. I hope to never use it again!

So here's my report on the race! Unfortunately, the baby woke up at 3:45 am, ready to eat & play. (I was hoping to wake up at 5). I got my stuff ready - I ran with very full hands...an inhaler, headphones & iphone, 2 GU's. Kathryn & I were hoping to run under 2 hours, which was an aggressive goal for us. At 11+ miles, I could not longer keep up with Kathryn, so I told her to go ahead while I slowed down my pace. I started walking a few times, but tried not to walk for long. And here's the truth...the last mile, I contemplated whether or not I should go ahead and "relieve" myself. I thought about this for quite a while. In the end, I did not wet my pants, but hustled immediately to the bathroom after crossing the finish line. I stuffed my inhaler, iphone, and several freebies (bananas, water, powerbar) in my sports bra and hustled in the port-a-potty. My time? 2:00:27!!!! Yeah! Although it would have felt good to be 28 seconds faster, I am not that disappointed. I truly feel like it's a major accomplishment for anyone to run/walk 13.1 miles, no matter the speed.The very best part of the run was when Lance brought Ethan & Katie Belle to high five me at several points throughout the race. It was such fun to see their faces!