12.07.2008

Tucson Half Marathon


I did it! I ran the entire 13.1 without stopping, walking, or dying!!! There were times when it was exciting, not fun at all, and other times where I wanted to hitch a ride with the passing cars. I thought I would do a recap of each mile...


Mile 1: Ok so it's frikin freezing and I just had to pee in a bush but I am doin good!


Mile 2: Still very very cold...so thankful I wore a long sleeve shirt under my Nike dri fit. At least my knees are numb, though, so I can't feel when they start to hurt.


Mile 3: Ok so I lost Jenny and Kristin...must catch up to them. I spent the rest of this mile doing so.


Mile 4: I am back with Jenny and Kristin...but of course they are running too fast for me!


Mile 5: Found my pace and also that I may have a blister brewing on the ball of my left foot:-(


Mile 6: Yup that's definitely a blister...thankfully there was some Xood(Gatorade type stuff) to make me feel better. I will end up running the rest of the race with my left toes slightly curled under so that I don't put as much pressure on that damn blister.


Mile 7: I can't believe I am at mile 7...it's not that bad!


Mile 8: Getting sleepy...


Mile 9: Yay they have GU (equivalent to very thick Gatorade) to wake me up and keep me going!


Mile 10: My knees are now numb due to the running not just the cold!


Mile 11: Who in the world thought it would be funny to put a very steep hill at mile 11? HUH?! Oh but I see that the people playing the drums are supposed to make us feel better.


Mile 12: Holy crap I'm almost there! This is where I was listening to a song from Aladdin (don't ask) and telling my self Ms. Jones is behind me not letting me stop HAHA!


Mile 13: I see the Mustang and know Brant is waiting for me at the end...I am way too excited and think I may cry! Linkin Park and Jay-z's Encore is blasting quite loudly by this point.


The last .1: Umm so it's really not cool when you cross mile 13 and realized you still have .1 to go...it's further than you may think.


Finish line: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I made it in 2hrs 21 mins (that's only 5 mins over what I wanted to run it in)...but I now feel like jello. I see a big tub full of ice and water bottles. I desperately want to jump in but figure that wouldn't be very sanitary so just take a water instead. Brant informs me that my knees are about twice their normal size...SWEET!


The next 20 mins: I spent these trying to find a trash can to puke in, eating a banana, and taking pictures with all the other crazy nursing people who ran with me!


The drive home: I was trying not to puke and keep my foot on the gas.


Home: Oh hey the blister isn't as bad as it feels, take a HOT shower, throw up twice, sleep for the next six hours!


All in all I would say it was a success! I can't believe I didn't walk once...the Lord knows I wanted to but I figured once I stopped I wouldn't be able to get going again. This is a good thing it turned out so well because Jenny, Kristin, and I have to do it all over again on Jan 18th...YAY!

4 comments:

Megan said...

So I started cracking up at mile 12.

The thought of you listening to Aladdin was funny, but then I can just imagine your vision of Jonesie chasing after you:

...Small little woman, tight black leggings, goofy white folded down(or scrunched)socks, big huge white tee shirt, red pony tail on top of head...I think we've all had that vision at one point in time pushing us to continue with something that we necessarily didn't want to finish. What better motivator than that?! Haha!

Seriously though, congratulations! I am so very very proud of you for doing that! :)

blake familia said...

ya-hoo girlfriend!!!! I'm so proud of you.
Loved the recap, sorry 'bout the puke, elliot can sympathize!

thesvancaras said...

WOW!! That's is quite a feat! Im so fat now I can't even imagin doing that. You are Wonder Woman!

And yes it is very fun to have a belly and someone to sing to it.

I recomend it for sure!

Megan said...

Love the new look of the blog! Very winter-y! :)